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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> Perception of intellect is an area which always exasperates me. I find that
> people mix these things up:
>
> 1. Confidence (a sales person will use this to sell you a washing machine).
> 2. Inelegance
> 3. Education
"inelegance" ?? Do you mean in the anorak sense? I had always thought that
the thoughts produced by those I regard as truly awesome intellects tend to
be, on average (not always, of course) be *more* elegant than normal.
Thoughts that when you read them you tend to say "Wow, that's a beautiful
idea, brilliantly stated"... what do you think?
> To be truly above average, one must have a combination all three. The
> problem in perceiving intellect is that it is easy to assume that a person
> is smart just because they have one of these attributes in abundance.
A good observation.
>
> As for the cyclic debates, they are mostly a waste of time. Anyone who wants
> to debate God etc at anything more than a conversational level would be
> better to find a specific news group.
Very well said indeed.
++Lar
(the world needs more loyal voyeuses ... )
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