My IQ was scored at 139 when I was in my teens; I'm led to believe that this is good, but I'm not overly fussed on IQ testing because I think it's too bias. But I'm pretty sure I killed off a few brain cells with alcohol after I turned 18.
I am academically smart, but in common sense situations I would be 'dumb'. I think if you're common sense smart, you're better off than most people. No good being highly intelligent if you can't manage to function in the rest of your life.
I'm average, I don't really excel in anything other than music , I usually just get As or Bs, sometimes Cs. I'm definitely not anything like some of the intellectual people that post here.
Average. Everyone thinks I'm smart but its just the type of person I am. When you talk to me, I sound kind of intelligent. Otherwise, I dont really know anything. My academical intelligence is that of like maybe an 8th grader if not a early freshman.
What a very subjective question. Everyone is brilliant, but we all have our different ways of showing our brilliance.
People's perception of brilliance is very narrowminded IMO. There are different ways of showing brillianceout there (from being a lawer, to being a scientist, to even being the best person on the basketball court). That is why I dont like the idea of an IQ test.
"I am beautifully and wonderfully made" (psalms 139:14) That's the only thing that matters. Everything else, is just speculation.
Depends, I do have a fairly high IQ altho not earthshattering(142), but social skills and my ability to express myself is fairly aweful, due to the fact that there can be large stretches of time where I dont interact with another human being (includes, phone and net).
I do not consider myself smart tho, anyone can be lucky on tests, and logical thought is far from the only thing factoring into being "smart"
I'll go with dumb. I used to think I was fairly clever in school, but if there was one thing I learned from my university education (and it was just the one thing) it was how uncompromisingly mediocre my own intellectual gifts are.
lol poll results so far: nearly 60% of OT voted smart. OT is an educated place. ;)
and thank you to the poeple who were honest enough (or were joking around) to vote dumb. I know you guys aren't dumb. :)
KittyHeart
Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it there a bit. Do you realize there is a HUGE difference between "uneducated" and "dumb"? These two do not go together, although when a man knows a lot, he's probably not a complete moron. Smart does not go along with educated as well. (and really, if you wanted to make a serious poll you could have at least give some iq-like tests if you want to see who;s smart and who's not that smart, or some history - general knowledge test to see who is educated and who is not. An average attention-looking guy that just has a high opinion of himself would just go for the smart option, which is the majority case here)
i said average, but honestly i'd consider myself a little over average. i couldn't say that i'm smart because that would be saying that all smart ppl are just a little over average:P c wat i did thar?
Not that school is necessarily and indicator, but atm it is the only applicable evidence at hand. -I am four cla$$es away from degree number 4 and have only had 1 B in college (rest A's) -I got paid to go to school because of my scholastic abilities/achievements
But, in all reality, someone would have to develop an intelligence test that only measures intelligence (not common knowledge and cultural tendencies) for us to have any reasonable conclusion about this
Intelligence is your capacity to learn; wisdom is the knowledge you have accumulated. A 10 year old genius should score higher than me on an "intelligence" test, but that is not usually the case because most measure a combination of intelligence and wisdom. I would love to see someone develop a pure intelligence test (only measures your capacity to learn)...would be fun to take IMO.
rawsavon
Four degrees, huh? What in, if you don't mind saying?
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