Sure, but the bacteria they’d be used to from back then would probably be fairly different from the bacteria we’re used to today.

I mean for what its worth emotional intelligence (recognizing everyone hates you and just wants your money) is a whole different thing. That said, I’m pretty sure he’s just an idiot in general too. Maybe smarter than the average person, but certainly not three standard deviations smarter.

“Someone once said that love is the best medicine. He was wrong, though; its crack.” Source Unknown

I mean “atheism” is still a dirty word in politics, thousands of years after the prejudice against that started. Apples to oranges, sure, but just goes to show how long it takes for public opinion to shift sometimes.