Irony is, those in need of deprogramming the most are the ones into programming. How is it even possible that people that are supposed to be so intelligent/logical/rational are actually this gullible to state’s propaganda that they believe it without a shred of doubt.

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    I wouldn’t go that far. Intelligence is still a physical phenomenon produced by highly complex and somewhat varied systems. There’s going to be different levels of intelligence, like there are different levels of empathy, of strength, of immunity, and so on. Strong evidence would be needed to counter this. That doesn’t mean people don’t exaggerate these differences, look at them too uncritically, or misunderstand both what they are and their origins (which are mostly in child-rearing).

    What is more likely bullshit is the concept of “general intelligence” or “G”, which is basically an illusion of statistical question-begging that has been very useful to phrenologists and basically no one else.