How intelligent do you think you are?

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

caseyann

Depends in what area,some things very intelligent others as thick as a plank of wood Also depends on how much you know on something and how i am feeling brain wise on the day.
If you are flapping in the wind then get out of there or if you dont mind looking dumb and you get smarter as you read more from the dumb questions.Then you are more intelligent then most because you got them to tell you all you need.

I once had a debate with a professor on history and he thought he was pretty intelligent 20 years my senior on line and he went away never to return :cool:

dr.bollocko

orestes wrote: »

Pfft, it's all about the thanks dude

By your logic that would make javaboy smart.
javaboy 7101
AlmightyCushion 6418
dr.bollocko 5856
Terry 5094
Sharpshooter 4731
Orestes 3386
Tar.Aldarion 1825
Rabies 1495
Monty... 29

brummytom

dr.bollocko wrote: »

By your logic that would make javaboy smart.
javaboy 7101
AlmightyCushion 6418
dr.bollocko 5856
Terry 5094
Sharpshooter 4731
Orestes 3386
Tar.Aldarion 1825
Rabies 1495
Monty... 29

That's obviously bollocks. Monty's clever enough not to get addicted to Boards.

On the plus side, I'm cleverer than Rabies

Steve

eVeNtInE wrote: »

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True. Along with physics it requires a good memory of formulas - how and when to apply them requires intelligence. It's the exception to the LC as a whole.

Einstein by his own admission had a terrible memory, on top of that he couldn't spell very well and would most likely fail the LC if he were to sit it today. (He might pass applied maths though :pac:)

Steve

Earthhorse wrote: »

I don't know where the draw the line between intelligence and lifeskills though.

lifeskills = wisdom (based on experience)

wisdom =/= intelligence


If you are tasked with - say - organising a childrens party.

wisdom would say "remove anything breakable from the room because stuff got broken last time"

If there had not been a 'last time', intelligence would say "I better remove anything breakable because there'll be kids running around"

pikachucheeks

Mine's only 1,666
I need to be funnier smarter!

pikachucheeks

Steve wrote: »

wisdom =/= intelligence


If you are tasked with - say - organising a childrens party.

wisdom would say "remove anything breakable from the room because stuff got broken last time"

If there had not been a 'last time', intelligence would say "I better remove anything breakable because there'll be kids running around"

And stupidity would say "Let's invite Josef Fritzl!"

wudangclan

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Postcount :pac:

says mr.10k

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Mine's only 1,666
I need to be funnier smarter!

officially it's postcount/thanks ratio that counts.:cool:

Steve

pikachucheeks wrote: »

And stupidity would say "Let's invite Josef Fritzl!"

*wish I'd thought of that*

:D:D

brummytom

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Mine's only 1,666
I need to be funnier smarter!

pikachucheeks wrote: »

And stupidity would say "Let's invite Josef Fritzl!"

Nope, you're good