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You argue the same point I conceded above; it would be impossible for me to prove my intelligence to you. I could state that no test, standardized or otherwise, has ever put me "below average" or even "average," but I could either be a liar or I could be reinforcing what you've said above about the inflation of intelligence present in contemporary society.
Any claim to intelligence, substantiated or not, is a risky proposition. I didn't plan to (nor do I like to) defend my statement above, but Carn chose to pick that from my post to attack. I could just as easily state that you're the idiot and that everyone inflated your feeling of intelligence too, but it is truly a threadjack, as you mentioned. (And honestly, I do not believe it.)
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