A. The proselyte thinks that he has recieved the truth and feels compelled to share it out of concern for the other's fate. Yes, that's what the proselyte thinks. But what right has a proselyte to meddle with someone else's beliefs? I should

Old Man Gordon wrote: Well, you asked how we would describe someone so enlightened that they don't think others worthy of their enlightenment. I read your description as an atheist who lets others believe what they want, all the while

MrPedantic wrote: Alexa For Australia wrote: But apparently believing quite the contrary is a sin of some kind; otherwise, why is everyone attacking Stannum's point of view and person in such an awful way? No one is forced to

MrPedantic wrote: (Come to think of it, I also forgot the toves, the raths, and the Bandersnatch.) MrP Yes, you did. May I point out to you that the walrus was more intelligent than the oysters?

MrPedantic wrote: Alexa For Australia wrote: But apparently believing quite the contrary is a sin of some kind; otherwise, why is everyone attacking Stannum's point of view and person in such an awful way? No one is forced to

MrPedantic wrote: In this context, I don't use "more intelligent" as a term of approbation, but as a neutral descriptive term, such as "bigger" or "smaller" or "more furry". As I've said several times now, I don't equate "more intelligent"

Yes, Nona the Brit. Intelligence and wisdom are not the same thing. And we could be discussing this till doomsday and none of us would be none the wiser. Humans have intelligence and animals have wisdom. And why the hell do I come out as

Stannum wrote: Do you believe it possible that a genius primate is more intelligent than a very unintelligent human? Just imagine a primate who can sign in English. An primate so clever that she insists that humans show her their naked

MrPedantic wrote: Now I'm not quite sure who's supposed to be the intelligent party here. Biddable Biddy, who ran eagerly off to fetch the shovel, every time your grandfather told her to; or the two chaps who winked at each other behind your

I'm afraid the only one showing intelligence here is really Akela, who is playfully enjoying a lovely spring day outside instead of being locked in a room typing words on a keyboard. I will follow her very intelligent example.