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Intelligence as in problem solving or coming up with new tactics and self awareness are two distinct properties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(spider)

Do you understand that "preference" is how mankind survives? I bet you have a preference for not eating human waste. Should we be rid of that preference? Or a preference for a moderate outside temperature, other humans as mating partners instead of goats, English instead of random scribblings or sounds, logic instead of illogic, people who do violence towards us vs. people who are peaceful with us. Isn't it odd to you that in order to be more godly or whatever we have to erase ourselves? Isn't it odd to you that in order to be more patriotic we have to erase ourselves? Isn't it odd to you that in order to honor thy mother and father when they haven't earned it we have to erase ourselves? This is anti-philosophy.

Yes, of course. Engage them once. You should know after the first encounter. Most people you'll know after the first 5 minutes. So the answer to your question is "How do you not know?" "You" be very specific to you, DaVinci.

Do not argue with irrational people. If they are rational and in error, their minds can be changed. Otherwise, YOU are being irrational. It is not rational to try and change the mind through rationality of someone who is irrational.

He is not perfect but he is pretty successful in attracting certain type of audience and he has his own way to approach the subject. I've seen him being interviewed by Tomi Lahren and he seemed pretty civil to me. It would be interesting to see him interact with Stefan but I would prefer to see Anthony Brian Logan on the show. If you don't know the guy yet it is worth to check out his YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/sachaslone

I was raised Catholic but only started to get serious about it in my twenties. I attend Mass at Christmas and Easter, typically. I lost interest in weekly Mass after I realised they were reading the same 156 Bible passages year in, year out. As Terence McKenna put it, "When you get the message, hang up the phone". My family and other personalia are off limits.