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"People who boast about their IQ are losers." - Stephen Hawking.
It isn't an accurate measure in the slightest. Well, there is proof that IQ correlates with success in the work force, but to me, that is not a measure of intelligence.
IQ tests do not measure the totality of intelligence. The human mind is far too complicated and plastistic to be measured by a test of puzzles and anagrams.
The IQ test is eugenics based; it was a part of the eugenics program and is essentially a tool used to weed out undesirables. That is the true source of the test.
Let me give you an example to illustrate the fact that the test is faulty: Richard Feynman was considered to be a genius and one of the smartest scientists on the earth and he tested at 124, which is nowhere near genius, but only slightly above average.
Charles Manson's score was a 121 - not too much lower than Richard Feynman's.
I don't think there's much more to be said.
It isn't an accurate measure in the slightest. Well, there is proof that IQ correlates with success in the work force, but to me, that is not a measure of intelligence.
IQ tests do not measure the totality of intelligence. The human mind is far too complicated and plastistic to be measured by a test of puzzles and anagrams.
The IQ test is eugenics based; it was a part of the eugenics program and is essentially a tool used to weed out undesirables. That is the true source of the test.
Let me give you an example to illustrate the fact that the test is faulty: Richard Feynman was considered to be a genius and one of the smartest scientists on the earth and he tested at 124, which is nowhere near genius, but only slightly above average.
Charles Manson's score was a 121 - not too much lower than Richard Feynman's.
I don't think there's much more to be said.
Grateful4you · M
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@Grateful4you As an addendum, my cousin has an IQ over 160 and she is a set designer for a living. And of course, she is someone who has bragged about her IQ. Certainly not putting that IQ to use and not reflecting it in her life. Most of the people who brag about their IQ are like this, so it is usually virtually meaningless.
Another thing I have noticed is that people with really high IQs, I mean like, 180 and higher are like human calculators but I rarely see them display any ingenuity.
Another thing I have noticed is that people with really high IQs, I mean like, 180 and higher are like human calculators but I rarely see them display any ingenuity.
Grateful4you · M
@SW-User Being somewhat dull normal myself, if I need inspiration for creativity I steal from Beethovens 9th as kind of a booster shot.