You are quite right, Doug5. One can be learned without having the intelligence necessary to apply what they have learned. Rote memorization is not an indication of intelligence, or even of understanding. Memorizing of facts, and spewing them back without ever having processed the inforamtion to a degree where it is useful and sythesized is not intelligence.
Intelligence is shown by taking what you know and applying it appropriately and in new and creative ways, and seeing the connections that others miss.
