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Zerubiel Propane

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"Idiot" was originally created to refer to "layman, person lacking professional skill", "person so mentally deficient as to be incapable of ordinary reasoning". Declining to take part in public life, such as democratic government of the polis(city state), such as the athenian democracy, was considered dishonorable. "Idiots" were seen as having bad judgment in public and political matters.

Over time, the term "idiot" shifted away from its original connotation of selfishness and came to refer to individuals with overall bad judgment–individuals who are "stupid".

In modern english usage, the terms "idiot" and "idiocy" describe an extreme folly or stupidity, its symptoms (foolish or stupid utterance or deed). In psychology, it is a historical term for the state or condition now called profound mental retardation.
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Amphrax

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he was correct. and your reputation points will generally come from lemons which are in abundence within the daoc community. If there was a facility to give negative rep you would prolly top the charts though, proving both the existence of ying and yang and the fact that to a "normal" person you would generally be classed as an idiot.

IS THIS A PISS TAKE THREAD!!!!?!?!?!

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Faeldawn

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"Idiot" was originally created to refer to "layman, person lacking professional skill", "person so mentally deficient as to be incapable of ordinary reasoning". Declining to take part in public life, such as democratic government of the polis(city state), such as the athenian democracy, was considered dishonorable. "Idiots" were seen as having bad judgment in public and political matters.

Over time, the term "idiot" shifted away from its original connotation of selfishness and came to refer to individuals with overall bad judgment–individuals who are "stupid".

In modern english usage, the terms "idiot" and "idiocy" describe an extreme folly or stupidity, its symptoms (foolish or stupid utterance or deed). In psychology, it is a historical term for the state or condition now called profound mental retardation.
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Zerubiel Propane

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"Moron" was originally a scientific term, coined by psychologist Henry H.Goodard from the greek word moros meaning "dull" (as opposed to sharp) and used to describe a person with a mental age between 8 and 12 on the birnet scale. It was also once applied to people with an IQ of 51-70 and was a step up from "Imbecile" (IQ of 26-50) and two steps up from "idiot" (IQ of 0-25).

The word moron, along with "retarted" and "febble-minded" (among others), was once considered a valid descriptor in the psychological community, though these words have all now passed into common slang use, exclusively in a detrimental context.

In his later years, Goddard recanted his previous theories, but they had already been published and translated into german. His writings inspired the naziz who sent people deemed "morons" to the gas chambers.
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my god, this fellas Wikiskills are fearsome!
 

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