America in 2021

 It seems to me that one of the key elements of this post is the -- etc. -- part, which is a digression, but may be more important in some ways than the " intelligence " part.  I am referring mostly to the movie here, The King and I    with the prominent role of Yul Brynner, and his enthusiastic embrace of the expression "  excetera " ... Back to intelligence, one problem with this word is certainly it's over use and under appreciation.  It certainly has a big implication for people who live in the U.S.A. , because of the significant role the " Central Intelligence Agency ", plays and has played in our government.   So, I guess we should start off with Roger Penrose  , mostly associated with Oxford, but also the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.  I am currently reading Shadows of the Mind ,  one of his many publications, in which he more or less " proves ", mathematical thinking/reasoning/"intelligence" ... is not a computation.  Hi...

 Gee, now tell me who said that? Imagine if you will, Noah with those directions and the guideline book, How to Fill an Ark. You got to mix and match, like how much good and how much bad?  I hope this book had an index. I guess we are stuck with it , until we get further orders?

 So normally I would say we associate the brain/mind with thinking or thought, you know.  But seems more  appropriate to say preoccupation.  Like if you think about the preoccupation with good and evil.  Pretty long and pretty big.  Then there is of course good and bad. Next to that maybe --- God, wouldn't allow that ! --- But just to make it clear, think about the pyramids in Egypt. Okay, mostly about good and bad, but of course it turned out good , I guess, which was good for them probably and of course good for us as well.  I am sure there was some good and evil going on , on the side.  Most likely a bit of ---- God, would not allow that ! --- , as well. Come to think about it, I think they made a movie on this subject.