What do you think is a good sign of somebodies overall intelligence?

paky

I would rate somebody with a good understanding of human nature as being particularly intelligent. Somebody who is innovative also. I wouldnt regard grammar as an indicator of someones overall intelligence.

Helix

grammar

Chuck Stone

Why are people so obsessed with intelligence?

Sinfonia

paky wrote: »

grammer

Oh no you di'int

Richard Hillman

Rationality

SteelyDanJalapeno

The 1st witty reply in an after hours thread indicates excellent intelligence.

Helix

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Why are people so obsessed with intelligence?

it comes in handy occasionally

Chuck Stone

Helix wrote: »

it comes in handy occasionally

An obsession with intelligence?

Helix

Chuck Stone wrote: »

An obsession with intelligence?

not quite

try again

Thatnastyboy

Helix wrote: »

not quite

try again

an obsession with socks?

Jarren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

and how could anyone forget that?

partyatmygaff

Helix wrote: »

Not quite.

Try again.

Helix wrote: »

Grammar.

Grammar ftw.

Helix

Thatnastyboy wrote: »

an obsession with socks?

bingo!

Sinfonia

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Why are people so obsessed with intelligence?

Makes more sense to me than people who are obsessed with how fast people can run, or the way people kick a ball.

CreepingDeath

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Why are people so obsessed with intelligence?

Because success in the modern world tends to be more related to brains than brawn.

Chuck Stone

Helix wrote: »

not quite

try again

try what?

Davidius

How much they agree with me. The more they agree, the dimmer they seem.

Helix

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Grammar ftw.

that's punctuation and capitalisation, neither of which i use online because i honestly can't be bothered

i write for a living so its nice not to have to behave in my spare time when it comes to how i type

one sentence lines with no capitals followed by a new paragraph = easiest form of messageboard reading

paky

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Why are people so obsessed with intelligence?

its not an obsession its an appreciation

Cianos

The loudest tend to be less insightful and thus lacking in some forms of intelligence. A loud person is more likely to steer the direction of the conversation and people generally like talking about things they know a lot about, so they're less likely to learn anything new.

So in that regard, someone who can listen as much as talk and is genuinely interested in what others have to say is a good sign of intelligence imo.

Littlehorny

I'll take common decency over intelligence any day, have met plenty of arrogant stupid educated people in my time.

ColeTrain

A monocle or a pipe.

mattjack

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Because success in the modern world tends to be more related to brains than brawn.

or two mickeys.... imagine how successful you,d be with two mickeys.....wimmin would be flingin. themselves at ya.....

Skerries

yeah but your Durex expenses would double

Eve_Dublin

jarecki1976 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

and how could anyone forget that?

Is she a teenager???

To be honest, I don't know what kind of answer I'd give to that question if I was up on stage with millions of people watching me and that music in the background...and I was half the age I am now.

Why do they ask these questions in beauty pageants and pretend the contest is more than it actually is? Are the purposely trying to make a tit out of the girls? Sound!

Stained Class

Height of forehead, length of eyebrows & positioning of the ear.

A combination of these features gives a reliable guide not only to your intelligence, but the type of intelligence you have.

Eve_Dublin

A sure sign of intelligence for me is a razor sharp sense of humour.

Pherekydes

The correct use of apostrophes does it for me.

Needler

I'm surprised some fecker hasn't mentioned atheism yet

Solnskaya

lack of drool, laces tied, fly zipped up - all key signs.

also, not wearing 3/4 length shorts(men), not having an "I like beer" T-shirt, not wearing grey shoes or black trainers, not lying in a pool of their own vomit, generally not wearing a uniform, not having elaborate facial hair. Also, not having the collar of their polo shirt turned up.

there may well be others, such as the ability to string together a sentence not containing the words "fcuk, Loike, you know or going forward", the ability to laugh, especially at themselves, and a hatred for peppering sentences with quasi-intellectual pseud speak such as "stretching the envelope, inclusivity, stakeholders".

I also think adopting a double barreled name when you are from Termonfeckin or the like indicates you may well be a bit dim.

When it comes to the Ladies, I've no idea, who needs clever when you can have pretty.(only messing, sort of.)

paky

Stained Class wrote: »

Height of forehead, length of eyebrows & positioning of the ear.

A combination of these features gives a reliable guide not only to your intelligence, but the type of intelligence you have.

what if someones ears are different in size? i heard this is a feature of people with schizophrenia

Thatnastyboy

Pherekydes wrote: »

The correct u'se of apostrophe's doe's it for me.

fyp

aligator_am

jarecki1976 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

and how could anyone forget that?

Yeah but she had an excuse for being dense, she's fookin' beautiful :P

whydoibother?

I think it's best judged in conversation. Are they logical and does their thinking progress quickly? Are they challenging to listen to, or is it all a bit pedestrian, just trotting out clichés? Are they original while still being logical and reasonable? Anyone can make outlandish statements. Not all "originality" is good. Are they organized in their thinking? Are they articulate?

Eric Cartman

being successfully self employed
supporting capitalism
never getting married

mattjack

paky wrote: »

what if someones ears are different in size? i heard this is a feature of people with schizophrenia

my ears are different sizes, no they are not, they are so....

stovelid

Being me.

softmee

paky wrote: »

I would rate somebody with a good understanding of human nature as being particularly intelligent. Somebody who is innovative also. I wouldnt regard grammar as an indicator of someones overall intelligence.

I suppose you consider yourself very intelligent and you have great understanding of human nature?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73159083&postcount=163

:pac:

paky

softmee wrote: »

I suppose you consider yourself very intelligent and you have great understanding of human nature?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73159083&postcount=163

:pac:

i would of thought everyones answer was some how a reflection of themselves

whydoibother?

There's different types of intelligence. You could have a great understanding of the human condition and therefore have great emotional intelligence, but not be able to do maths if your life depended on it for example.

Sweatynutsack

believe it or not shoes, yes shoes can tell a lot about an individuals intelligence



































Yeah right

mattjack

softmee wrote: »

I suppose you consider yourself very intelligent and you have great understanding of human nature?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73159083&postcount=163

:pac:

priceless Softmee...................:pac:

Stained Class

paky wrote: »

what if someones ears are different in size? i heard this is a feature of people with schizophrenia

That means something else entirely.

I could tell you what this is, but it would derail the thread.

Also, I'd have to kill you afterwards.

Eric Cartman

softmee wrote: »

I suppose you consider yourself very intelligent and you have great understanding of human nature?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73159083&postcount=163

:pac:

mattjack wrote: »

priceless Softmee...................:pac:

I would consider opposing mass immigration and not just listening to left wing politicians telling you that integration is good as a sign of intelligence

Latchy

Littlehorny wrote: »

I'll take common decency over intelligence any day, have met plenty of arrogant stupid educated people in my time.

^ This ..there are some right dicks out there with hearts of stone who fit into this discription and should not be labled ' Intelligent ' .

Kevin Duffy

The size of your newspaper and the pub you drink in. Well known fact that, bloke down the pub told me he read it in the Daily Mail.

PK2008

Their ability to listen and learn

Solnskaya

Sweatynutsack wrote: »

believe it or not shoes, yes shoes can tell a lot about an individuals intelligence



































Yeah right

You were wearing them grey ones again, weren't ya:D

leggo

There's no such thing as 'general' intelligence. That's just an obsessive way of trying to rank and rate people...which is only really worth your time when beating the **** outta yer mates in a sports debate or objectifying women.

People are intelligent in different ways: some are hilarious, but would have piss poor business sense. Some are booksmart, some are streetsmart. And so on.

In summary, we're ALL intelligent.

But, in saying that, we're all also retards.

Ally Dick

I can't accept bad spelling. Drives me absolutely mad. Intelligent people who can't spell are not really intelligent if you ask me - unless they have dyslexia !

The King of Moo

A good sign of an important type of intelligence for me is the ability to understand people in general, and particularly understanding other people's point of view. Even if you don't agree with someone's opinion, it's helpful to at least try to understand their perspective.

This is why some militant atheists, for example, are very intelligent in many ways, but also quite stupid in the way they can't/refuses to understand why some people are religious, or why many religious people find the aggressive manner of some of them insulting and makes some of them more entrenched in their beliefs. Same goes for some religious people who expect hardline atheists to agree with them.

You see the same thing in much of the political debate in the U.S (as well as liberal/conservative arguments everywhere). People just arguing against strawmen and completely condemning anything people on the "other side" might believe, even though studies have shown that the average joes on both side of the political divide mostly agree on the same things.

Of course there are other types of intelligence as well, like analytical skills or raw processing power, which are more difficult to recognise unless you see the skills in action (or the pens in someone's shirt pocket ).