Ozmar
This tree will shoot you.
no one has ever said intelligence is one entity, or that you can rank individuals exclusively by intelligence. that intelligence is seated in the form and function of the brain is undeniable. less intelligent individuals, barring some unusual secondary ability, will usually do poorly on social traits defined by a more intelligent elite. it is that way in any society.
S J Gould was the Tim Wise of his time. long on rationalizations, short on relevant evidence.
edit. malnutrition and disease have always been around. it was the intelligent that formulated plans to decrease them. many of the correlations of social traits to intelligence are difficult to decisively call causation in either direction but the sheer numbers of positive correlations for increased intelligence lead me to think that brain power is probably the most important factor in life.
I bet you could have personally eliminated disease and famine, smart guy. You are so fucking smart that I bet there would be no wars, poverty, or want for anything.
The very fact that you think intelligence alone is the factor shows your lack of insight and at least partially shows why you can't pull your head out of your ass long enough to see the big picture.
I would be interested in hearing your version of the big picture. do stupid people invent, build and maintain things in your dream world?
No, I don't suppose you ever would.
In your dream world, does someone with the intellect of Einstein stay in his country and prevent it from breaking down into a genocidal killing machine, or does this super-intelligent man himself get killed by that killing machine because of his religion? I mean since intelligence itself is suppose to be the cure for all social ills, Einstein staying in Germany with all his mental prowess should have prevented the escalation towards WWII.