It is much more than being smarter, with most of the media, entertainment, education system and big corporations chomping at the bit to pounce, we are at a distinct disadvantage. We are well past the point of rational discussions, for many of these folks this is similar to a religion. Continually point out their hypocrisy and use their Alinsky tactics against them.
This is merely another in a long series of battles in the culture war. Unfortunately they have been winning most of the battles. There has been some success with abortion, this is a long struggle.
Even without these religious freedom laws; we should have the right to discriminate against any deviant lifestyle. Don't people non-violently discriminate against pansexuallity, polyamory, bestiality, pedophilia, etc.? Non-violent discrimination against deviant lifestyles is a good thing!
Nobody is born being homosexual; it has never been scientifically proven. In fact, just the opposite is true – IT IS A CHOICE! We have not only lost this premise, now people believe the premise that bisexuality is OK. Soon, we will lose the premise on polysexuallity, polyamory, bestiality, pedophilia, etc.
Frankly, IMO, we started to lose the premise that discrimination against indecent behavior was good when Americans began to accept sexuality outside the bond of a monogamous heterosexual marriage between one man and one woman for life.