Intelligence in Society

If we could prove that intelligence was in fact something that could be "learned", how might that change our society?

I believe that if we discovered intelligence could be obtained by anyone, we would begin tests to see how one could acquire it. Then, we would start implementing it. If we could make people more intelligent, then certainly we would want to act upon that. But then how would that affect us?

We would certainly be hungry for more. Once people started reaching the highest levels of intelligence, they would not be satisfied - they would want to further improve. How could we ever be satisfied? We might set ourselves up for failure in this sense because we'll never be able to be more intelligent than we can be even though this might not be enough for some.

Would our brains enlarge? Maybe we would see more natural evolution taking place. Maybe a bigger head would be more attractive. Maybe our bodies would enlarge along with our heads to keep balance.

Those who are less intelligent or maybe don't have money to learn intelligence would be discriminated and looked down upon - we would probably see a line form between the intelligent and the not-so-intelligent. It could even lead to another Civil War, who knows?

Lots of aspects could change if we discovered that intelligence is something you can learn.