Reply #15: It is clear that his interest did not lie in the ministry. The only wrong

[jwirr]

here is that he did not opt out formally so the grades merely reflected his disinterest. As far as intelligence: many of our founding fathers were self taught or learned from tutors. They read books to learn on a wide variety of subjects but they were also excellent observers of the world around them. I think that describes Al Gore to a tee.