How intelligent do you think you are?

SarahChambers

Most of the people I know think that they are intelligent, or at least more intelligent than the average person. Some of them did well in their leaving cert and are pretty smart, but others I don't think are that smart. I did well in the lc but I don't really think I am that smart I just worked hard for it. I think almost everyone thinks that they are more intelligent than average, but not everyone can be above average, so some of them must be wrong.

What about you, how intelligent do you think you are, and do you think a lot of people are deluded about their level of intelligence?

brummytom

I'm always told I'm decently intelligent, I just don't apply myself fully to lessons - according to teachers. I grasp ideas and concepts easily, don't get easily confused and remember information, theorems, quotes. etc.
If I put more into my lessons, I could (and am in many classes) be the top student.

That's not intended as cockiness or arrogance, that's the truth -substantiated by years of School Reports and Parents' Evenings :pac: I just hope I don't come across as a moron on here.

And yes, I do think many people are deluded. I have a mate who's a complete idiot, a lovely lad but thick as pigshit. He thinks that he's top of the class in maths, despite always answering questions wrong :P
People seem to think that if they have a good knowledge of a certain area or subject, this automatically makes them intelligent.

There's a great difference between knowledge and intelligence though. My nan was, and my uncle's girlfriend is, amazingly intelligent people, but because they had little education, felt the need to put themselves down.

Bob_Harris

I got a First Class Honours in my Higher Degree. Might do a Masters and kick ass in that too if I'm bothered.

I'm Quite intelligent, above average.

Dublin141

I don't think I'm particularly intelligent, I'd say average at best.

When I was a kid, teachers used to rank us with me being top in the class but it was complete bull in my opinion. There are different types of intelligence for one and I don't think that something like the leaving cert is a good indicator anyway.

The majority of people put a lot of stock into their intelligence to the point where they are disappointed in their I.Q. if they test it. At least, that's what I've seen happen a lot. So I would say that many think they are more intelligent than a test tells them anyway.

SarahChambers

I think the reason why a lot of people are deluded about their level of intelligence is that there is always an explanation for evidence against your belief that you are intelligent. Oh I didn't do well in that exam because I didn't study, I don't understand that because I haven't read about it in a while, I am not good at maths because I don't try. People are obviously more willing to reach for one of these explanations that to say, oh well, I guess that is beyond me, I am not the smartest person.

Tomebagel

im the smratest man i no.

g5fd6ow0hseima

SarahChambers wrote: »

I did well in the lc but I don't really think I am that smart I just worked hard for it.

Anyone who uses the leaving cert as a measure of intelligence is an absolute idiot in my opinion.

Agricola

Bob_Harris wrote: »

I got a First Class Honours in my Higher Degree

Me too. Though In my case I wouldnt say it makes for being overly intelligent. My degree relied on alot of regurgiation of theory on exam day. If you had put in the hours of study and had a good memory you did well. There was little or no originality required, except for project work. Theres a big difference between that and intelligence.

Having said all that, id like to say Im not a dummy!, probably slightly above average.

Jet Black

Im on the dole and post in after hour's. What do you think?

ejmaztec

There are a lot of deluded people around, many of them thinking that they're smarter than me. They can't help it, and I kinda feel sorry for them.

Daroxtar

I'm a daft cunt but i'm not a fukkin idiot.

brummytom

SarahChambers wrote: »

I think the reason why a lot of people are deluded about their level of intelligence is that there is always an explanation for evidence against your belief that you are intelligent. Oh I didn't do well in that exam because I didn't study, I don't understand that because I haven't read about it in a while, I am not good at maths because I don't try. People are obviously more willing to reach for one of these explanations that to say, oh well, I guess that is beyond me, I am not the smartest person.

If that was in response to my post, I'm not using my lack of revision/effort as an excuse. If anything, I'm ashamed of myself for not fulfilling my potential consistently. I know I'm of a decent (I don't want to say high, that makes me sound like a prick) intelligence; but I'm more than capable of achieving A*s in all my subjects, indeed that's what I'm predicted. If I can attain high Bs/As with lack of revision and little effort, then when fully applying myself I know I can do well.

I'll happily admit when I'm bad at something. For example, I'm absolutely hopeless at all sports. If I had it my way, I'd much rather be sporty than clever; but alas, my genes obviously hate me

donmeister

Good thread,I like! I wouldn't think im intelligent in a conventional manner,such as doing well in school and exams but im very knowledgeable about a wide variety of random shite and very street smart which is very handy in certain situations!

Steve

The LC is a memory test - nothing to do with intelligence.

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, not remember who was shot in the 1916 rising.

pikachucheeks

Firstly, there are many different forms of intelligence.

Being book smart and academic is only a tiny part of what being intelligent is.
I don't like the way often, people who did "badly" or "below average" in their Junior Cert / Leaving Cert / exams of any kind are made to feel stupid, or less intelligent than their peers.

I don't believe that's the case.

To answer your question, I'd consider myself to be relatively average. I'm not thick as a plank, but I'm a far way off being the next Stephen Hawking!

Daragh101

its hard to awnser this Q...
people always overestimate their intelligence!!...
"o i got 500 points in my leaving cert"....imo this doesnt mean a hole lot to me anyway!:cool:

markok84

I've got three degrees, one more and I've reached the constant temperature of a fridge.

Dudess

It's a difficult one to quantify - yeah, I'm intelligent, but I'm also dumb at some stuff (e.g. science).

I also think degree does not necessarily = intelligent, and lack of leaving cert does not = not intelligent.

Steve

Dudess wrote: »

and lack of leaving cert does not = not intelligent.

It takes intelligence to work out all the double negatives there Dudess :pac:

Earthhorse

Steve wrote: »

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, not remember who was shot in the 1916 rising.

Padraig Pearse!

No wait, WB Yeats!

Hang on...I know this one...

dr.bollocko

Tomebagel wrote: »

im the smratest man i no.

:pac:

brummytom

Earthhorse wrote: »

Padraig Pearse!

No wait, WB Yeats!

Hang on...I know this one...

John F Kennedy wasn't it?

G_R

hmmm...

well i did brilliantly in school (6 A1's), i have a wealth of knowledge on a whole range of things no one needs to kno, but still find interesting, and according to my phone i have an IQ of 170

so in answer to your question, I am very intelligent, way above average



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My name is URL

Oh look at you all with your wonderful brains

lah dee dah

Earthhorse

brummytom wrote: »

John F Kennedy wasn't it?

No, I think he's the guy who shot Abraham Lincoln.

At least, if you believe what the government tells you.

dr.bollocko

From my past experience with this forum I can safely say that the above poll does not accurately reflect a decent cross section of the AH population.

brummytom

Earthhorse wrote: »

No, I think he's the guy who shot Abraham Lincoln.

At least, if you believe what the government tells you.

Don't be silly.. Abraham Lincoln wasn't really shot was he?

I thought that was just a play

bubonicus

I think the question should be, Are you intelligent enough to know how dumb you are?, and if not, well....

wudangclan

dr.bollocko wrote: »

From my past experience with this forum I can safely say that the above poll does not accurately reflect a decent cross section of the AH population.

cause we're all obviously highly intelligent in AH??

O'Morris

I have an IQ of 96 which is slightly above average for Irish people.

Tzetze

IQ of 143 (according to www.iqtest.com), but dropped out of school without a leaving cert. As my father used to be so fond of reminding me "brains to burn, but not an ounce of sense!" Working on a degree now though.

So yeah, quite a bit above average (if average IQ is 100), but I'm strong in some areas and weak in others. Especially strong in logic and spatial reasoning, but ridiculously weak in imagination and abstraction.

dr.bollocko

wudangclan wrote: »

cause we're all obviously highly intelligent in AH??

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Bwahahahahahahahahaha.

I just fell off my chair.

Ahahahahahahahahahaha.

Earthhorse

brummytom wrote: »

Don't be silly.. Abraham Lincoln wasn't really shot was he?

I thought that was just a play

You could be right, though I thought Oliver Stone wrote it for the screen.

fintonie

intelligence is in the eye of the beholder :eek:

orestes

Socretes was told by the oracle at Delphi that he was the wisest man in Athens because he admitted he knew nothing.

eVeNtInE

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brummytom

Earthhorse wrote: »

You could be right, though I thought Oliver Stone wrote it for the screen.

Ah maybe you're right.
Though didn't Stone write it for the stage and Shakespeare for the big screen

pikachucheeks

Earthhorse wrote: »

Padraig Pearse!

No wait, WB Yeats!

Hang on...I know this one...

Actually, it was Michael Flattley.

brummytom

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Actually, it was Michael Flattley.

God, If only

My name is URL

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Actually, it was Michael Flattley.

I think this is true.

he's not actually alive now, it's just nerves

like when you cut a chickens head off

brummytom

That would explain the lack of upper-body movement

Earthhorse

I knew it would be long until the CTYIers found this thread. :rolleyes:

Honestly, I think intelligence is too useful a thing to ever be measurable. Like most people I am intelligent in some aspects of life and dumb as a brush in others; there is no one continuum on which intelligence can be measured. I don't know where the draw the line between intelligence and lifeskills though.

orestes wrote: »

Socretes was told by the oracle at Delphi that he was the wisest man in Athens because he admitted he knew nothing.

Sounds like the oracle didn't know what she was talking about.

Daroxtar

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Firstly, there are many different forms of intelligence.

Being book smart and academic is only a tiny part of what being intelligent is.

+1. How many people out there are academic geniuses but can barely tie their own shoelaces? Hard work gets you high points in the LC and the same goes for college. Its just a bit easier if you're smarter. I know plenty of thicks with degrees, they just put in the work and got their rewards. That in itself shows a bit of intelligence, some of the smarter ones might just drift on through the course and end up with very average results. You cant be that smart if you wont put in a bit of effort for greater reward.

Ruu_Old

Did well in school but buckled a little in tests, always did! I've never done an IQ test, I don't use it as a measure of how intelligent you are and you would be foolish to think so.

"Big deal, my IQ is 280!"

pikachucheeks

My name is URL wrote: »

he's not actually alive now, it's just nerves

like when you cut a chickens head off

It could well be true! When he's dancing, he only uses the lower half of his body, so his decapitated head could technically have just been glued on, to keep up revenue appearances!

Biggins

I must have some brains - I didn't vote Fianna Fail!
Now that would be a sign of stupidity.

SLUSK

Is there any proper way to measure intelligence? Some people say that the only thing and IQ test measures is how good you are at taking an IQ test.

Would you call Dustin Hoffman in Rainman intelligent? There are people like this character who are brilliant in a very limited area but are unable to function in normal every day life.

I would not define myself as smart, stupid or average because I honestly have no idea how intelligent I am.

Data_Quest

As a few people have alluded to in this thread there are many different types of intelligence. IQ tests tend to measure logical-mathematical, verbal-linguistic and some part of visual-spatial. However, IQ tests generally do not take into account the following intelligences: physical, inter-personal, intra-personal, musical etc.

Professional footballers for example have high physical intelligence but are often found wanting in the verbal-linguistic area. Given the choice I would prefer to have high natural levels of physical intelligence (unfortunately not).

Quality

I am more intelligent than most people.. But there are a few freaks of nature out there that I would consider more intelligent than I,

dr.bollocko

SLUSK wrote: »

Is there any proper way to measure intelligence?

Postcount :pac:

orestes

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Postcount :pac:

Pfft, it's all about the thanks dude