The Viral Intelligence Paradox

The great virus debate perfectly mapped onto a bell curve of intelligence. The far left and far right of the IQ spectrum both confidently declare "viruses aren't alive," while the middle 68% passionately insists "viruses are alive!" The peak intelligence person even has a thought bubble showing they've created another bell curve meme about it.

This is the microbiology version of horseshoe theory - where extremes meet. The difference? Low-IQ guy hasn't thought about it, high-IQ person has thought about it too much. Meanwhile, the average researcher is crying into their PCR samples because the definition of "life" is frustratingly arbitrary and viruses exist in that annoying gray area between chemistry and biology.