[Hoplite]

All this abiogenic oil nonsense makes conservatives look ignorant.

Only to the intellectual elite, and we don't like them much around here.

= )

[Dusty Road]

“Only to the intellectual elite, and we don't like them much around here.”

I've never considered myself intellectually elite but I do consider myself well schooled in the oil business, with over 40 years as a petroleum engineer. I also agree with the poster it does make us look uneducated in the field.

[Melas]

I’m sure that I’m not the only one who’s troubled that intellectual has somehow been spun into a pejorative. Once upon time, it was actually considered a positive trait to be smart in conservative circles.