^ He's not saying that. You're falling prey to what I call "All or nothing" thinking. He's saying some people have natural advantages, just like in other pursuits, while other people have to work at it more. Intelligence can grow, of course. And neither is he talking about intelligence in general, but a specific kind of spiritual intelligence, which, like he said, was not really valid as a concept.
The other assumption you're making is that he's talking about a Judeo-Christian-Muslim idea of spirituality.
He is right about one thing, though, doing well with the LoA does require a lot of intrapersonal insight, whether you are predisposed to it or you develop it, doesn't really matter much.
|