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22. Nothing new.

Reply to Johnyawl (Reply #16)

Sun Nov 30, 2014, 04:29 PM

Nov 2014

Linus Pauling, a brilliant physicist, thought he was just as smart on nutrition, but he was a blithering idiot.

Jane Goodall was a terrific observer of wild chimpanzees, and really stood our concept of intelligence on it's head when she saw and filmed chimps in the wild making and then using tools, something it was thought only humans did.
But then she decided to weigh in on GMO's, using a book written by a business graduate of the Maharishi Yogi.

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Uggh... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #1

Crick was a geniune Great Person who worked ceaselessly until the day he died Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #9

Yes... that is my point... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #11

I had to pawn something during a rough patch. Socal31 Nov 2014 #2

or because you didnt lose everything as a result... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #3

Why is my IQ so high? bravenak Nov 2014 #4

very true, bravenak... Johnyawl Nov 2014 #16

I just feel like smart people should know better. bravenak Nov 2014 #17

Nothing new. Archae Nov 2014 #22

Maybe he should move in with Giuliani XemaSab Nov 2014 #5

Those two and their ilk are "those people" to me, lol. Schema Thing Nov 2014 #7

In Africa? This would be hilarious if he didnt actually believe that. nc4bo Nov 2014 #6

In this case smilies are appropriate Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #8

Idiot. CJCRANE Nov 2014 #10

He was sexist, too Warpy Nov 2014 #12

+1000 daredtowork Nov 2014 #18

Good, now I don't have to post my reading experience with that book arcane1 Nov 2014 #26

He basically stole her work FLPanhandle Nov 2014 #21

Yeah shenmue Nov 2014 #24

and he didn't realize catrose Dec 2014 #27

+1M. Rosalind Franklin did the groundwork, Watson & Crick took the glory. nt magical thyme Dec 2014 #29

He needs 3.5 million to make ends meet abelenkpe Nov 2014 #13

Who's gonna pay $3.5M for a tainted gewgaw? And I wonder if there's anything in my garage . . . Journeyman Nov 2014 #14

What testing and research has shown edhopper Nov 2014 #15

Is intelligence at all hereditary? Marr Nov 2014 #19

old racist coot Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #20

He is not only a racist, sadoldgirl Nov 2014 #23

I hope he is enjoying his bad karma. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #25

Hmmmm somehow did not learn actions have consequences ?? lunasun Dec 2014 #28