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America closes the book on intelligence
Our country is barely smarter than a fifth grader -- no wonder it's drowning in religious fundamentalism and political ideologues on both sides, argues Susan Jacoby.
By Laura Miller [2008-02-15]

  • Anti-Intellectual or intellectual?

    If you are simply parroting facts, or peoples views, that makes you, well a parrot.

    If you use different sources (facts, views, opinions) to triangulate your own ideas, that makes you an intellectual.

    If your most common response to any difficult question is, "What do I need facts for - What do I need different view points for - I already made up my mind." you are anti-intellectual.

    -- sajwan
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    Friday, February 15, 2008 05:56 AM
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