Wealth is not merely the result of man's ability to think (as Ayn Rand famously believed). Rather, it is the ability to think combined with the courage and determination to persevere despite the odds.
Dale's assumptions are another example of the well-intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an organization's ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce.
This is a good thing, the ability to create dedicated people need, diligently, and learn some technique theory to improve. 1469 years, or children of leonardo Da Vinci began to draw.
It's not obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numerical patterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poets and philosophers.
Without my team and the vital equipment they were pulling along in their sledges I was completely defenceless against the fatally low temperatures of Antarctica.