Note: This statement does not apply to anyone involved in the technical disciplines.
There is a HUGE difference between “smart” and “intelligent.”
Thank of PARROTS and MONKEYS. Parrots are “smart” while monkeys are “intelligent.”
Parrots simply “parrot” what they read and hear. Monkeys analyze and rationally figure solutions to problems and actually use independent thought to solve them.
Now, take college grades. Parrots memorize what is shown or spoken to them and are able to recite it back to the professor in the way of a test or paper exactly the way the professor wants it. Consequently, they get good grades. After graduation, the ones who get into public office can clearly remember and cite the politically correct talking points correctly without even any form of rational thinking.
Now, take the monkey. Since they have a natural curiosity and the rational and analytical thought process, they can independently figure out problems and the solution thereof...without having to thoughtfully parrot what the Professor places before them. They are able to take pieces of the lecture and study requirements and concentrate on only the important ones, thus affecting the “parroting” process. Consequently, the grades are affected.
Later in life these two traits come into play and the differences in either is vividly apparent.
The parrots normally become “heavy thinkers” and really produce nothing for society other than something written or oral and many are professional college students, professors, teachers, politicians and other professions that require the ability to parrot what they hear with the need to actually analyze what they are saying.
The monkey, on the other hand, normally produces something tangible for society. They may be a mechanic or brain surgeon.
A “smart” one can memorize while an “intelligent” one can analyze.
Who’s a parrot and who’s a monkey. Obama or Perry. I’ll give you a hint. One has to read everything from a teleprompter and the other can think independently.
“The parrot” has always been my thought when some lib cites Rachel Maddow’s PhD. She merely regurgitated what her instructors wanted to hear. Intelligent she is not.
Rhetorical question: To think otherwise would be racist!