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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> 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" ??
Damn spall checker - Intelligence. Your interpretation of my lazy spell
checking conveys the same point.
> 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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