This Is Just Sad....

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm more inclined to agree with Madison.

Agree with whomever you wish. Though i'm not really sure what that was to do with anything i typed. 

So do you think intelligence should only be based on repeating like a parrot what has been taught to you? I always thought one should inquire much further than that and not limit themselves.

I look at intelligence as being able to synthesize the information at one's possession into a cogent and coherent outlook. Of course one could interrupt a discussion with repeated requests to google this or that tidbit, but firstly that would make for a laborious chat, and secondly -- and more importantly -- how would one vet that information in real-time?

There's a lot to be said for having a large base of knowledge stored between one's ears. It doesn't assure intelligence, but it surely supports and helps develop it.