Originally Posted by Dude
With that said, there are a number of ways a very intelligent person can communicate that are effective in avoiding negative feelings. First and foremost among them is remembering to have respect for each other, rather than assigning a personal value to an individual based on perceived intelligence.

I don't care how "dumb" someone may seem, they know something that I don't.

You didn't answer my point.

If you read my message carefully, you'll see that I didn't make claims about talking DOWN to others and assuming that the others are dumb.

I said that very intelligent people often don't realize that they're talking over other people's heads (e.g. big words) or try to apply logic to a discussion in a way that doesn't make sense to others. The effect is to be seen as arrogant or egotistical, when this was not at all the case.