[MD] Social Imposition ?

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Ian]
"The quality of an intellectual pattern is inversley proportional to the level
of effort (needed to be) imposed by society to maintain that pattern, (but is
proportional to how widespread it is believed by free thinkers)."

[Ham]
In plain English, Ian wants to make the point that Society (i.e., mankind) is
the great "spoiler" of what you folks regard as Intellect.  The more "thinking
individuals" contribute to it, the less quality it has.  This has to be the
most preposterous defense of the Intellectual Level concocted to date.

[Arlo]
Its amazing how quick you rush into condemn something you haven't even really
read.

Ian (and myself) were speculating that an idea could be said to be "better" if
more people believed it freely, or of their own free will, and "worse" if that
idea had to be "forced on" people by use of social power (eg, the church and
"go to hell or believe in jesus").

Indeed, exactly the opposite of your rash condemnation, the more "thinking
individuals" contribute to it, the MORE quality it has. Since you found your
erroneous opposite "most preposterous", I assume you agree wholeheartedly with
what was actually said.