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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rajathagasthya on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:21PM (#12927338)
> I generally regard him as intelligent and thoughtful

Based on a YouTube video mentioned in another comment thread (https://youtu.be/CoxxGhLFbw4?t=2m30s), I wouldn't regard him as intelligent by any means.

Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by fastball on Friday November 11, 2016 @05:10AM (#12929361)
Yeah, he went to Stanford for undergrad and law school - he's obviously a dunce.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rajathagasthya on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:34AM (#12930427)
What's with mentioning that he went to Stanford law school? This is the second such comment (the other commenter deleted it for some reason). Is someone incapable of having illogical thoughts because they went to "Stanford law school"?

He says this in the video:

> Whenever you hear someone use the word science it's like a tell that they're bluffing

Try to make sense of it.

Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by fastball on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:33AM (#12931482)
You said "I wouldn't regard him as intelligent by any means" (emphasis mine). If you don't want people to question your statements, try not to make them so sweeping.

Someone that graduated from Stanford twice is definitely intelligent by some means.

Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rajathagasthya on Friday November 11, 2016 @11:15AM (#12931959)
How about not putting words in my mouth? I never said I don't want people to question my statements. Do so all you want.

> Someone that graduated from Stanford twice is definitely intelligent by some means.

I just don't pay attention to his Stanford degrees as much as I do to his words. And they certainly don't impress me. Now, you may have a different opinion and you're free to do so. But I don't agree with it.

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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by oldmanjay on Friday November 11, 2016 @12:35AM (#12928243)
What luck that his publicly well-reasoned move supporting trump played out as he detailed, the dumb asshole.