Education is the certification of the basic understandings of social etiquette and facts as far as a society or species go.
And Intelligence is defined as (well according to wikipedia, I couldn't think of a personal definition):
A very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill, or test-taking smarts. Rather, it reflects a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings—"catching on," "making sense" of things, or "figuring out" what to do.
Words of wisdom: Don't confuse one with the other. ANYBODY (provided the time, money and discipline exists) can be educated, its easy to essentially memorize facts about subjects and jump though hoops it is hard to think about the why, what, who, where and when. INTELLIGENCE is rare, EDUCATION isn't.
So next time you want to criticize somebody for being 'stupid' take a step back and realize this.
DISCLAIMER: THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY EXCEPTIONS TO THIS OBSERVATION, but in a general sense it is very true. After all: How often do we show our ignorance when calling other people stupid (we all do stupid things at times).
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