IQ tests put me at around 146, so apparently that makes me intelligent, if you ignore the fact that IQ tests have limited value at best. Honestly, I take more pride in my common sense, which is far more valuable than sheer intelligence.
Poll: Do you consider yourself to be more intelligent than an average person?
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My many personal beliefs lead be to believe EITHER that a. I'm smarter then alot of people I know.... OR b. the world is doomed
No it is not,Trivun said:
And Out of the sake of a thread I just read,
Your mom is smarter than the average person! Ooooohhh yeaaaa....
Mhhh what I never understand is how people equate grades and school or uni results to intelligents. Yea maybe if you are naturally intelligent you have an easier time scoring high on a test without learning too much but the dumbest idiot could do so by just learning a lot.
My point: Good grades are not equal to high intelligence
My point: Good grades are not equal to high intelligence
Just to a throw a silly note out there, psychological-studies show that most people assume they are far more intelligent than they really are. This is why you need tests.
In one case, some guy ran into a bank and tried to rob it with lemon juice on his face. when he was caught, he exclaimed "BUT I HAD LEMON JUICE! Why didn't it work?!"
It's called metacognitive awareness. The dumber you are, the more likely you are likely to (falsely) assume you are more intelligent than the average person. It's a psychological effect: it's not surprisingly that so many humans want to be considered 'special'
In one case, some guy ran into a bank and tried to rob it with lemon juice on his face. when he was caught, he exclaimed "BUT I HAD LEMON JUICE! Why didn't it work?!"
It's called metacognitive awareness. The dumber you are, the more likely you are likely to (falsely) assume you are more intelligent than the average person. It's a psychological effect: it's not surprisingly that so many humans want to be considered 'special'
Is this directed at ordinary people or people here who claim to be smart?antipunt said:
I knows I's is smart, I was a freshman qualifyer for USAMO, an in middle school i went to national mathcounts, I was recommended by teachers two go to NYLF on medicine and NYLF on national security, and if i wanted to, with all my AP credits i could skip a year or two of college. (there's other stuff but that should be enuff)
I look down upon those who proclaim they are intelligent, and look down even further on those that claim they are intelligent based on IQ tests. I hate people who think there is one definition of intelligence.
People have said I'm intelligent, but my college GPA at Brigham Young University would very much like to disagree.
I can keep up with most medical dramas, if that counts.
Also, I figured out the diagnosis on House once. Before House did.
I emitted 'a stream of cannon-like piss,' to put it as our dear friend Mr. Croshaw did.
I can keep up with most medical dramas, if that counts.
Also, I figured out the diagnosis on House once. Before House did.
I emitted 'a stream of cannon-like piss,' to put it as our dear friend Mr. Croshaw did.