http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/730avutr.asp
(And yes, I know these folks have a bias, and it comes out in the political examples -- but the non-political ones make the point I wanted to share.)
One major point is that smart != good.
One thing the author never says (but really hints at), but that anyone who's done a good job with D&D characters should know, is that intelligence != wisdom.
Or, as it was said earlier by another author:
"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;" (1 Corinthians 1:27)
-- Ronn! :)
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