Intelligence minds have always encountered violent oppositions ?
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The correct quote is\n\n"Great spirits have always encountered violent oppositions from mediocre minds." \n\nIt was Einstein
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Extremists are people who MAY kill others for not agreeing with them.    \n\nPeople who do not agree are usually intelligent.    The afraid mass attacks those who question, in time of confusion.
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Logical levels of abstraction and specification exist in the realms of the social, mental and physical -> so yes such concepts are a smothering by politically minded people, but also concepts are maintained by those without time to consider such things or minds...... its also worth stating that biological, psychological and social differences do exist and are studied by psychologists, neurologists, sociologists and the like -> however these studies are usually stopped in this politically crazy era in order to stop 'socially sensititve implications' occuring and thus causing mindless racisism and homophobia - obviously we cant go into every element but i think these are key concepts
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Sure there is. Fear.  People generally fear what they don't understand. So, if there is someone who has a uniquely gifted ability and there is no way to easily explain it, that person is feared, even hated.  It is sad what ignorance can create.
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The just and fair must constantly develop more advanced weapons to overcome the weapons of the evil. The evil devise weapons to overcome the just and fair. and so on...\nYou can stop this...go ask Kim Jong il to dismantle his missle
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Nice question, perhaps if more people realized that making enemies is the opposite of seeking friends, our world would be less confrontational.
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Sometimes.  There are many things that bring forth aggression.  Sometimes it's frustration, sometimes it's ignorance, sometimes it's intolerance.  Quite often a person's aggression level is affected by his upbringing, not just from his parents but his/her close associates.
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Many times aggresiveness is just another symptom of stupidity, or incapacity and frustration.\n\nIf the people were more inteligent, their ability to respond to any situation or at least to tolerate would be mouch greater. \n\nResulting in less agressiveness and overall better social skills.\n\nIn the inmortal words of forest gump "stupid is as stupid does"
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nop, ´cause that´s not peace, if you have superior firepower, and you prove it, then people around you are gonna be afraid to act, to express, to argue, to debate anything about you. I mean you create a "kind of peace", but that´s not the real one, that´s fear. and what about the free expression???, are we really free to decide for ourselves?? come to think about it.
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Because they are pro-ignorant, and anti-intelligent.
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The question practically answers itself.\n\nBut as others have pointed out, only some do, so only some are lunatics.
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I agree.  Divisiveness is the name of the game when people sit behind computers.  Board out of their mind, they decide to get their fancies by trying to make others mad.  Righties and lefties do it, heck, I've probably even been guilty of it.\n\nI don't think you have to have everyone be the same or like-minded in order to have better discussions.  You need people who are willing to respect others and be willing to speak their mind without fear of being attacked for their opinions.  You can disagree with me as I can with you...just don't disrepect each other.
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That's a big question. \n\nBy refusing to engage in a violent, verbal or physical, response, I am refusing to feed negative energy into a system already rife with it. I know that makes me sound like a new-age quack, and all I can say is that I really am a rational person. I'm not claiming that I don't understand the desire to take retribution, I do, but in giving in to that desire, we don't really generate a solution, we just create a new problem.\n\nThe link below is to a podcast of UC Berkeley's Introduction to Nonviolence course. If anyone is interested in this subject I'd really recommend it.
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when someone thinks differently from you - that is not necessarily an indication that they lack intelligence.\n\nin your case it may be a strong indication that in fact they have some.
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they are never peaceful
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There is always somebody, Bigger, stronger, smarter, Better, than you just around the next corner.\ni have never thought about fighting you.\nand if you think am comming all the way from britain to prove a point.\nwell thanks very much your question just got me to level 3.
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The problem is not lack of intelligence. Intelligent, proactive and interested politicians are pushed out before they get too far up the ladder.