intelligence is a talent but knowledge takes discipline and practise
Discussion
Correctly applying intelligence is the trick, but some people have a lot more horsepower under the hood at an earlier age than others
it's all pretty much set in stone by about 6 years of age what your capacity is, but other talents can alter it, such as being boringly methodical or obeisant (and thus able to get into commie academia where you can do some work without thinking too much about how to feed yourself) - well, at least up to the point where you are defending your benefactors
ultimately intelligence is the corrosive acid of lies and establishments though, absolutely no question
So... Which do you choose? I'll be a little unfair and add "et ceterus paribus" - all else being equal. Everyone is thinking of reasons that I didn't think of, but its supposed to be a pure question of ethics vs morals.
that's the neat part, you don't get to choose, that's baked into the DNA you got spawned with
intelligent doesn't mean moral
i'm sure you've heard me speculate on the infant brain being printed to violence by violence... i think there was psychologists who speculated on this and probably studies that show several things, but the actual damage done to the human tendency of sympathy (to enjoy others pleasure and find others pain painful) is really the root of it
mothers are a big part of this, because they tend to be constant company for the infant until the walking days
Grr.