[Smokin' Joe]

The problem is that our society has come to place too high a value on intellectual acumen while ignoring the value of other character traits and other gifts and abilities that do not translate directly into intellectual prowess. We’ve devalued much of what makes a person and exalted only one aspect of what makes a human being a human being.

Not only does character count, we have confused credentials with intellectual acumen. Having a PhD is as much a question of having the time, inclination, and money to devote to pursuing grad school as having true genius.

Considering Obama was awarded a Nobel even before he did anything (probably when his record was best), I even question that award.

In the meantime I have met a wide variety of people who demonstrate that even without extensive formal education they remain more intelligent than those they deal with who are more credentialed.

[exDemMom]

Not only does character count, we have confused credentials with intellectual acumen. Having a PhD is as much a question of having the time, inclination, and money to devote to pursuing grad school as having true genius.

I received money to get a PhD. Other than that... it is true that it takes a lot of qualities in addition to intelligence to get through a PhD program. It takes qualities like patience, diligence, and perseverance to get through a PhD program.