Here's my two cents on the general intelligence of the general public --
remember the reaction to the War of the Worlds radio broadcast? The general
public is not necessary dumb, but there are many who are willfully ignorant of
science and scientific phenomena -- just as I am willfully ignorant of, say,
the ins and outs of pig-farming or ice-fishing. It's a matter of choice, not
intelligence, and when we sit around on our high horses and condemn all "those
other people" as being stupid, well, I think we're all saying quite a bit about
ourselves (and no, I am not excluding myself, because that's my knee-jerk
response, too), I'm just saying that maybe a bit more tolerance and perspective
may be a good thing... As we ride our particular hobby-horses, remember that
many of "those people" are thinking we are pretty dumb, too, spending so much
of time living in fantasy worlds and thinking about things that don't exist...
The door opens both ways -- of course, I'd rather be with YOU people than those
people, but still -- THEY may have things to say, too, even if they are dopey!
donnab
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