# When Cecil dies who will be the smartest human? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 17, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035 "2014-01-17T03:39:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BumpyNintendo13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@BumpyNintendo13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BumpyNintendo13)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/1 "2014-01-17T03:39:56Z")
_**(Me?)**_ ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/2 "2014-01-17T04:03:56Z")
No. Me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/3 "2014-01-17T04:06:39Z")
Cecil’s current human form may no longer draw breath some day, but Cecil’s persona will always exist. Cecil is not bound by time and space. ---
**Author:** ![mortal\_wombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mortal\_wombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mortal_wombat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/4 "2014-01-17T04:09:07Z")
Sorry, but who’s Cecil and who decided/confirmed he’s the smartest human on this planet? ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/5 "2014-01-17T04:10:24Z")
Cecil is immortal and has existed since long before our Sun burned hot in the sky. How many times do I have to explain this to people? ---
**Author:** ![mortal\_wombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mortal\_wombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mortal_wombat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/6 "2014-01-17T04:19:51Z")
Ok, I take it back. I’m sorry for questioning Cecil’s intelligence. Name my punishment, for I deserve it. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/7 "2014-01-17T04:29:58Z")
Since this is a matter of opinion, let’s move it to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/8 "2014-01-17T04:36:32Z")
Next guy on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/9 "2014-01-17T05:20:38Z")
When? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/10 "2014-01-17T06:02:27Z")
Cecil is like a time lord, but without restriction to the number of reincarnations. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/11 "2014-01-17T07:39:29Z")
Marilyn vos Savant? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/12 "2014-01-17T11:26:51Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Marilyn vos Savant? Not a chance! She once claimed that “sporange” rhymed with “orange”. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/13 "2014-01-17T12:59:26Z")
This silly Cecil worship is one of the more annoying attributes of the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/14 "2014-01-17T14:01:23Z")
Your sure its not me? ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/15 "2014-01-17T14:32:21Z")
> [@BumpyNintendo13](#): > > _**(Me?)**_ [Quote=buddha\_david] No. Me. [/Quote] [Quote=lost4life] Your sure its not me? [/Quote] [Dire Straits] Three men claim they’re Jesus. One of them must be wrong [/Dire Straits] ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/16 "2014-01-17T14:44:21Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Marilyn vos Savant? I remember one of her columns in which someone asked if she would want to know when she would die. She said something like, “yes, then I could take up skydiving with impunity”, not factoring in the kind of mishap where you break every bone in your body and are bed ridden until you die. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/17 "2014-01-17T15:20:03Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I remember one of her columns in which someone asked if she would want to know when she would die. She said something like, “yes, then I could take up skydiving with impunity”, not factoring in the kind of mishap where you break every bone in your body and are bed ridden until you die. Not only that, but if you were in continuous painful agony from “the accident” you wouldn’t be able to kill yourself until your assigned date. ---
**Author:** ![Swamp\_Adder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Swamp\_Adder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swamp_Adder)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-cecil-dies-who-will-be-the-smartest-human/679035/18 "2014-01-18T02:54:19Z")
Gene Ray! No… wait… he’s the _wisest_ human.