[metmom]

The problem has become that intellectual abilities have become the measure of worth that our society has used to make value judgments about people.

It is *smart* people = valuable, and "dumb" people ≠ valuable.

There is so much more to personhood than intellectual abilities. What a random criteria to use to measure the value of a human life.

[USS Johnston]

The problem has become that intellectual abilities have become the measure of worth that our society has used to make value judgments about people.

It is *smart* people = valuable, and "dumb" people ≠ valuable.

Yup. Same of physical appearance, obviously.