{"id":6316,"date":"2011-08-04T21:21:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T01:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=6316"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:07:20","slug":"im-smarter-than-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/im-smarter-than-you\/","title":{"rendered":"When Someone Says, &#8220;I&#8217;m smarter than you!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6317\" title=\"smarter-than-you\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/smarter-than-you.jpg\" alt=\"I'm Smarter than you!\" width=\"152\" height=\"196\"  \/>Nobody says to a dog, \u201cI\u2019m smarter than you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why not?<\/p>\n<p>Because they know they are smarter.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, people only say, \u201cI\u2019m smarter than you!\u201d when they know they are not.<\/p>\n<p>So the next time someone says, \u201cI\u2019m smarter than you!\u201d just smile and thank them for the compliment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has anyone ever told you, &#8220;I&#8217;m smarter than you?&#8221; This post shows that they don&#8217;t actually believe this. 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