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by nathanaldensr 936 days ago
Define "intelligent" and "dumb." Ensuring one's genetic line continues could be considered natural--i.e., of nature--intelligence.
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> Ensuring one's genetic line continues could be considered natural--i.e., of nature--intelligence.

Natural selection optimizes for the human species over tens/hundreds of thousands of years. You won’t see a benefit in your lifetime.

Not having kids, well, you see the result in your lifetime (tends to be a slightly positive result).