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Question posed: Should a person that is mentally deficient be allowed to roleplay a person of intelligence, or is their implicit stupidity too egregious a flaw to allow such behavior?
For the question: Wit is an inherent ability which cannot be faked and which must be presented in detail in order for it to be taken seriously. Â The deficient cannot do this therefore their attempts are invalid and disruptive.
Against the question: People, despite any deficiency should be allowed to do as they wish, and there are methods for faking wit which must be considered before dismissal.
Uncomfortable assumptions:Â The posters for assume that they are not mentally deficient, and that their judgement of others to be less intelligent than they is reliable. Â The posters against suppose that the mentally deficient do not have the responsibility to be accepted, but rather that the intelligent have the responsibility to be accepting.
Unanswered questions:Â
Question posed: Should a person that is mentally deficient be allowed to roleplay a person of intelligence, or is their implicit stupidity too egregious a flaw to allow such behavior?
For the question: Wit is an inherent ability which cannot be faked and which must be presented in detail in order for it to be taken seriously. Â The deficient cannot do this therefore their attempts are invalid and disruptive.
Against the question: People, despite any deficiency should be allowed to do as they wish, and there are methods for faking wit which must be considered before dismissal.
Uncomfortable assumptions:Â The posters for assume that they are not mentally deficient, and that their judgement of others to be less intelligent than they is reliable. Â The posters against suppose that the mentally deficient do not have the responsibility to be accepted, but rather that the intelligent have the responsibility to be accepting.
Unanswered questions:Â
- What is the definition of "dumb"?
- What is the definition of "witty"?
- Who is qualified to pass judgement as to what is acceptable and what is not?
- When judgement is passed, who is the gatekeeper to prevent such behavior?
- Why is the posed question important, and whose opinion determines the value of the discussion posed?