On intelligence. (and a girl with a pretty face in an Eternalist meme).

When I was young, I was very stupid. Really an idiot. I was also very cerebral. Always thinking deep thoughts. I know this sounds like a contradiction, but it was truly the way I was. If it weren't for the cerebral, I wouldn't be aware today of what a stupid person I was then.

People would say to me, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard," and I would say, "How could that be? I'm thinking deep thoughts about it all the time."

But they were right, I realize now. It took years and years thinking about it until I saw how right they were. In fact, what I'm saying now might also be incredibly stupid, but how can I know? It will take years of thinking again until I know one way or another. It seems unlikely that I'm still stupid, because I'm thinking deep thoughts about it.