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At the end of the day, I would bet Sleepy Ben is smarter than any one of us in this conversation due in part to a combination of his years of wisdom, experience, and learning. If you think he's stupid because he's a devout Christian then you have to first realize that you're below the bar you're about to set.
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You can be really smart in one area and a complete mess in another. We all know things that Ben doesn't know, for instance. And I am not just talking about what your mom looks like naked. I'd suspect most people in this thread have skills that Ben would take a while to master, for the same reason he has skills that took him (and would take us) decades to master. 

Which is to say just because a person is accomplished doesn't mean you can't question their competence in other fields. And since we are talking about people running for public office, it's almost our duty to question them. I have more than once been persuaded not to vote for someone because their religious devotion caused me to question their judgement.