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| Akridrot |
Arbiter is a perfect example. Many posters think he's intelligent (I've seen him complimented endlessly during the years I've been here) but he never toots his own horn. If he does, it's probably in jest; but I've never seen him do that. Everything he posts speaks for itself.
Lira is another great example. winston is not. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Meat187
My standard response to this is always "Hiking Mount Ego again?". |
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The opposite might just be as pernicious, though, if not more. I know plenty of pretty <insert positive adjective here> people that are extremely insecure... and it end ups being quite a problem. A very knowledgeable professor in my department died a couple of years ago, and she never wrote anything out of insecurity (she was friends with my fiancée, and often talked about it). She had a PhD and an amazing library, yet she never managed to overcome her fears and insecurities :( |
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| Big Worm |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
That is such a crock. |
O rly? |
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| Akridrot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
:stongue:
The opposite might just be as pernicious, though, if not more. I know plenty of pretty <insert positive adjective here> people that are extremely insecure... and it end ups being quite a problem. A very knowledgeable professor in my department died a couple of years ago, and she never wrote anything out of insecurity (she was friends with my fiancée, and often talked about it). She had a PhD and an amazing library, yet she never managed to overcome her fears and insecurities :( |
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. – Bertrand Russell |
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| Akridrot |
I'm a baby. Look at my baby butt. 
Tee-hee!  |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
They all start off the same way, lol. |
As another former student of THE University I think you should give Winston a break. They really with your head there. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by winston
intelligence is attainable by all, and it requires for us to question why we do what we do; to act mechanically while at the same time, using our consciousness to understand our decisions and why we do what we do. |
I think you're confusing knowledge with intelligence. Knowledge is obtainable by all. Unless of course you have Alzheimer's. |
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| astroboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
I think you're confusing knowledge with intelligence. Knowledge is obtainable by all. Unless of course you have Alzheimer's. |
I think intelligence is obtainable by all.. provided you start young enough.
If you make the decision before the age of say 10 to strive to be intelligent.. and start reading books, being inquisitive about the world, trying to understand math/formal logic, and develop problem-solving skills you're guaranteed to grow up to be reasonably intelligent.
Unfortunately most people are not taught to value intelligence as children.. or simply never make the choice to cultivate it. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by astroboy
I think intelligence is obtainable by all.. provided you start young enough.
If you make the decision before the age of say 10 to strive to be intelligent.. and start reading books, being inquisitive about the world, trying to understand math/formal logic, and develop problem-solving skills you're guaranteed to grow up to be reasonably intelligent.
Unfortunately most people are not taught to value intelligence as children.. or simply never make the choice to cultivate it. |
I believe a person's intrinsic intelligence can be nurtured to a certain limit, and that for some people that limit is depressingly low. |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
I believe a person's intrinsic intelligence can be nurtured to a certain limit, and that for some people that limit is depressingly low. |
This.
I used to be of the opinion that people could increase their intelligence indefinitely. But many people truly are incapable of learning.
The ability to learn, to me, is the ultimate measure of intelligence. You can have an incredibly intelligent person who doesn't know many things, but as soon as you start giving them information, they will soak it up like a sponge, understand, and apply it.
On the flip side, you can have an incredibly stupid person who knows many things. But all that information and it's useless to them. They do not understand the significance of the information, and are therefore, unable to apply it. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
The ability to learn, to me, is the ultimate measure of intelligence. You can have an incredibly intelligent person who doesn't know many things, but as soon as you start giving them information, they will soak it up like a sponge, understand, and apply it. |
I only agree with this partially. I think true intelligence is the ability to work things out for yourself without any prior information or examples. Or, given information, the ability to apply it in a more efficient or effective way.
Most of us can do simple algebra when the concept is explained to us at school, but the really intelligent people work those kinds of things out for themselves because it just seems logical, natural and easy. |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
I only agree with this partially. I think true intelligence is the ability to work things out for yourself without any prior information or examples. Or, given information, the ability to apply it in a more efficient or effective way.
Most of us can do simple algebra when the concept is explained to us at school, but the really intelligent people work those kinds of things out for themselves because it just seems logical, natural and easy. |
That is exactly why I don't study for tests. Someone somewhere worked it out with all of the tools I'm using and since I've looked it over once or twice before there isn't a need. If some other asshat figured it out so can I.
Too bad I'm no Ramanujan. |
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