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by fmora 5787 days ago
You said: -------> On the contrary, your thesis goes against our everyday experience, not only because we know people who are stupider than us, but also people who are much smarter than us. <-------

This reminds me of how a couple of hundred years ago it was obvious that the earth was flat and how we were the center of the universe.

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It reminds me of how water is wet and how fire is hot.

I think you'd be better off introducing some supporting evidence if you wish to discuss your hypothesis that everyone has the same potential for intellectual greatness.

I said: I'm not trying to prove your thesis is false. I'm saying that your thesis is not obviously true. So instead of assuming people have a hidden agenda, you need evidence to convince people that your thesis is true. But I'm repeating myself...