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I can't write something as good as Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. Ergo I'm not intelligent.

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This to me is a weak argument. You have the ability to appreciate and judge something as good as Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. That's what makes you intelligent.

> This to me is a weak argument. You have the ability to appreciate and judge something as good as Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. That's what makes you intelligent.

What if you don't? Do you think that makes someone not intelligent?

Think about it for a second.

Yes. If you do not possess the potential ability to judge other human beings and/or their work, you lack intelligence.

1. I'm sure if I were to ask an LLM for opinions on Dylan and Petty, it would provide them.

2. I don't know if this was the point the original was making, but I personally think Dylan is a bit overrated as a songwriter (and the one time I saw him live, he was only so-so as a performer, but I don't think that's exactly a hot take).

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