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Tolkein's elves represented, in the LOTR, the passing of legend and magic into obscurity necessary to bring about a world where humans could exist and determine their own fate. On a fundamental level, they are in the backdrop, and the more you find out about them (The Silmarillon, etc.), the...

I don't take much stock in IQ as a measuring device, for reasons I'll get in to below. I tested very high in IQ and other standardized testing in high school, got a National Merit scholarship based on various test scores (free ride to many universities in the US) and proceeded to drink and...

120....and btw, not all the questions were pattern recognition, some of the symbols served as operators on later portions of the test. This was much lower than I scored when given a more complete test in high school.