How smart is Veeky Forums really?

Veeky Forums is said to be the smartest board by Veeky Forums standarts and by comparing it to other boards I can say that this sounds somewhat reasonable. But I've also witnessed some pretty insane opinions on here. So I ask you some questions to determine how unreasonable some of your views are. Is there anyone on lit who
- doubts evolution?
- takes the bible or any other religious writing as literal truth?
- thinks equality and democracy are dooming western civilisation?
- unironically considers himself a social darwinist?

Highly intelligent people can hold wacky views. Intelligence is more about the process than the conclusion it ultimately reaches.

>- doubts evolution?
Yes. Why can't we doubt something?
>takes the bible or any other religious writing as literal truth?
Nope. At least not me.
>thinks equality and democracy are dooming western civilisation?
Nope. I do not care.
>unironically considers himself a social darwinist?
Nope. What the hell is that?

>he thinks equality and evolution are compatible

Secular Christians are hilarious. Read Nietzsche.

>-doubts evolution?
Doubts are normal.

>takes the bible or any other religious writing as literal truth?
They can be,

> thinks equality and democracy are dooming western civilisation?
This is a retarded thing to say. Equality isn't actually a thing. Democracy isn't even applied; delusion of choice isn't actually a choice. (Read about post-democracy, and the contradictions of a well-applied democracy.)

>- unironically considers himself a social darwinist?
They died in WWI and WWII.

doubting 1+1=2 is a mental disorder

darwinian evolution is unfalsifiable pseudo-science, it's not even wrong lmao

>- doubts evolution?

No, I think as far as science goes it's a good description of genetic mutation and the physical origin of life. But beyond that it explains nothing to me, such as religion or whatever else that dumb STEM Materialists require from it

>- takes the bible or any other religious writing as literal truth?

Define "Truth". I can have Catholic faith and agree the bible is a collection of poor recountings of actual, misunderstood, or forged events. Believing the Metaphysical aspects of the Bible is no less intelligent than believing there's no God and Evolution can describe consciousness etc.

>- thinks equality and democracy are dooming western civilisation?

Democracy is good. But you shouldn't be able to vote if you don't pay taxes. Also you should have to show a mandatory ID. If "blacks can't get an ID card!!" is the best argument people on the issue can use to complain against using ID, then maybe those people aren't smart enough to vote?

>- unironically considers himself a social darwinist?

No

Personally

>- doubts evolution?
No

>- takes the bible or any other religious writing as literal truth?
Yes

>- thinks equality and democracy are dooming western civilisation?
Not equality, but progressivism.
Identity politics are a shame to hide the real problem of class inequality.
The "democracy" that is currently in place is not good (again progressivism, all realistic options for government are progressives).
With the internet, fringe groups have an unproportionally large voice and the government is forced to pander to them for votes.

>- unironically considers himself a social darwinist?
No

>- doubts evolution?
Yeah, I never found it very convincing.
I'm no expert, but I trust my brother on it, as he's into it and there seem to be a few large problems with it, especially with certain plants. But in the end it doesn't really mean much either way.
>- takes the bible or any other religious writing as literal truth?
Yes, I'm a Catholic.
>- thinks equality and democracy are dooming western civilisation?
Yes, democracy is shit and so is egalitarism.
>- unironically considers himself a social darwinist?
Considering you see evolution as a dogma, why not?