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This is egalitarian nonsense. Most people are not geniuses ever.

Idiocy is also not synonymous with ignorance or foolishness.

"An idiot differs from a fool (who is unwise) and an ignoramus (who is uneducated/an ignorant), neither of which refer to someone with low intelligence."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot

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You might want to learn about "fundamental attribution error " as the truth is somewhere in between the op position and yours imo.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error

Very well then - apply the terminology that is more correct; rinse and repeat. I think the key point is recognising that there is inherent capability and there is behaviour, and we are each capable ot greater or more foolish behaviour at various times.

Using the correct terminology makes the point uninteresting. People want to believe that we are all capable of genius, but we are not.

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