Me too. In the same Bible God says he made man in his image and likeness, and then the same God compares man to one of the the dumbest animals known. The "image of God" is a dumb sheep? Think about it.
You don’t get it do you? The shepherds have authority not because they are smarter, but because they are learned and given spiritual blessings, seeking understanding. Repeating distortions and strawmen like the original letter that started this doesn’t help the matter.