OBSERVATIONS ON DIET AND INTELLIGENCE

Seems to me that, generally speaking throughout the animal kingdom, the heirarchy of intelligence is as follows:

Herbivores (plant eaters) - lower intelligence.
Carnivores (meat eaters) - medium intelligence.
Omnivores (eats both meat and plants) - higher intelligence.

Pondering that observation, some of us might wonder if that applies within a species as well. Said another way, when an omnivore decides to eat only meat or plants, does that adversely impact their intelligence? Or is that decision a reflection of their intelligence? Sort of a chicken or egg question.

Speaking only about populations, then, is a vegetarian less intelligent than an omnivore?

If you contribute to this discussion please let us know if you are a vegetarian or an omnivore.

MICROSOFT GETS FINED BY EU AGAIN

There they go again, gold-digging in the deep pockets.

I wonder what the EU can do if Microsoft simply refuses to pay? Are they going to forbid European residents from using Windows operating systems and any other Microsoft products until Microsoft pays the bribe - er, fine? If not, what else can they do?

European computer users might object to not having any Microsoft products available to them. Entire industries that use Microsoft office products will shut down. European economies will take the hit. Those industries might have something to say to their governments.

The more I think about it, this is a potentially government-toppling situation, if neither side budges. I wonder if the EU has wargamed the consequences of their actions?