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30-04-2009 6:49pm#1
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There are something like 3 different IQ tests one for languages one maths and another, its not near as hard to qualify as people think if it was they'd make less money! Last time I checked I qualified under maths but failed miserably in the other categories and so was still eligible to join
not paying those ***** a penny though!
Lies make baby Jesus cry
MENSA's testing proceedure has already been mentioned in this thread; Where exactly do you "check" if various aspects of your intelligence make the grade? Mensa hotline or something? 0 -
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I know this is gonna sound like me being a sore loser, but there's actually research to back this up:
Having a high I.Q doesn't actually count for much in the real world :eek:!
All it means is you can solve some puzzles faster and have a few extra words in your vocabulary. Does it factor in your knowledge or your understanding of the world and it's workings. Does it test your ability to come up with innovative solutions?
The whole concept of putting an objective number to intelligence is extremely flawed imo. It's like trying to put a number on coolness (the average mensa member has a C.Q of 65, well within the "retard" category
). Yes, you can get a rough idea of it, but you can't put a number on it. There's too many different factors involved. How do you weigh up each factor? Is verbal reasoning more or less important than spatial ability? If musical ability and maths use much of the same areas of the brain and a high score in one usually accompanies a higher than average score in the other, should we really count them as two fully seperate categories?
They opened a school for geniuses many years back. Nowadays how many of those people have become especially distinguished in their fields? Not many (although i think a few have).But not every single pupil like you'd think.
In fact most people considered geniuses based on their achievements are of above average I.Q, but below the genius level. The simple fact is : geniuses are made, not born. If you enjoy something and spend a good chunk of your time doing that thing, then over many years you'll get really good at it.
Personally, i think I.Q tests,mensa, ctyi and simmilar projects (while well intentioned) do more harm than good. I see ignorant ****ers who don't really understand much about the world, walking around thinking they're part of some elite and that everyone else is dumb (seriously, having to prove your intelligence to some dickwad before he'll consider your point gets annoying after a while). Granted most aren't like that (or are only to a small degree) but what about those on the other side of the coin? How would you feel if you were basically told at a young age that you were dumb?
Children perform best if when they do well they're told "you must be proud of the work you've put in, keep it up" rather than "you must be really clever". This makes sense. Tell them they're inherantly clever and they develop a bad attitude, tell them they're not and it makes them feel like ****. Both kill productivity and decrease chances of a future genius.
If someone fails foundation maths but has loads of friends a happy life and someone else has an IQ of 170 but doesn't get simple things like the concept of sharing, tell me, which one is the retard?0 -
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