What Makes Someone an Intellectual?

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In a previous AMA, you said that living in search of truth is what makes someone an intellectual. Does that mean QAnon conspiracy theorists are intellectuals? You might demand that as part of your definition of what it means to be intellectual. We want logicians and mathematicians to be intellectuals even though they don't use the scientific method. But you do want to be able to understand that you've made a mistake.

Welcome to the November 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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