Intelligent meaning "intelligent on a level that is at least comparable with humans".
I see no hypocrisy in this, only blunt truth. We ARE the most intelligent things we can think of. No other known living thing is as intelligent as us.
But, I didn't read all of your post. Why? Because it was huge, and in the first paragraph you made the cardinal error of going on for more than 8 lines. Some good points volsung but a bit long winded.
