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> This guy is highly intelligent > There's literally nothing I could say that would make him examine the situation from a different angle. I feel like you nee
by rexpop 5mo ago
> This guy is highly intelligent
> There's literally nothing I could say that would make him examine the situation from a different angle.
I feel like you need to examine your definition of "intelligent" from a different angle.
- pstuart 5mo agoMy definition of "intelligent" is native cognitive capacity. My definition of "stupid" is the failure to use one's intelligence. I consider myself to be relatively intelligent and yet I am not immune to being stupid. Because my friend is a devout evangelical (his father was a preacher), he's been deeply indoctrinated. It's my contention that religion by design makes one stupid: "do not question things, respect authority". In evangelical circles it's my understanding that children are indoctrinated to treat "outsiders" as ungodly and to be avoided, let alone engaged with. This lines up with his behavior too.
- rexpop 5mo agoIf your definitions of "intelligent" and "stupid" aren't mutually exclusive, then I'm not sure what's the point of them, or if you're really even attempting to apply logic.
- datsci_est_2015 5mo agoI think “competent” and “capable” are synonyms that should receive more usage in the place of “intelligent”.