• What intelligence really is
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[QUOTE=s0beit;25488044]Lol, this has to be a troll thread. Look, I'm not going to post my IQ but I'm smarter than you, you're acting like an ass.[/QUOTE] You can't assume you're smarter than me unless you know my IQ. You can't know it without giving me an IQ test. HERE WE GO, A LOGICAL FALLACY ONCE AGAIN!
oh shit guys, I think we're being trolled
[QUOTE=BrQ;25488067]oh shit guys, I think we're being trolled[/QUOTE] You know, the theory of evolution has the ability to troll most of the religious people. However, most of the time it isn't intentional.
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488059]You can't assume you're smarter than me unless you know my IQ. You can't know it without giving me an IQ test. HERE WE GO, A LOGICAL FALLACY ONCE AGAIN![/QUOTE] In debate we call this dead evidence, but he proved a point. You're pretentious and will not get a happy life.
Hahaha, guys, seriously, are you THAT stupid? Many of you make fun of religious people for not believing in the theory of evolution, but you aren't better than them.
Sorry guys i rated all of his posts dumb I thought the thread would be funnier that way
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488106]Hahaha, guys, seriously, are you THAT stupid? Many of you make fun of religious people for not believing in the theory of evolution, but you aren't better than them.[/QUOTE] why are you still here, with us low-iq people
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488106]Hahaha, guys, seriously, are you THAT stupid? Many of you make fun of religious people for not believing in the theory of evolution, but you aren't better than them.[/QUOTE] I don't. I also don't find it necessarily to be so contemptuous towards people, nor do I believe I have to prove anything to them. Y'know? Try it more often, people will like you for it.
[QUOTE=s0beit;25488138]Sorry guys i rated all of his posts dumb I thought the thread would be funnier that way[/QUOTE] It isn't like your rating means anything to me.
[QUOTE=BrQ;25488164]why are you still here, with us low-iq people[/QUOTE] TED and SALT kicked him out.
[QUOTE=s0beit;25488044] Democrat?[/QUOTE] No, I'm a totalitarian leftist. Please don't refer to 2-party idiocy, it makes me cringe.
If intelligence is inherited and not learned, how come there's correlation between [i]being taught[/i] and [i]succeeding in IQ tests[/i]? Feral children would usually get approximately 0 points in these tests; not knowing languages [i]and[/i] having huge problems learning them.
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25487573]Some ignorant people might think that intelligence is the same thing as knowledge or that intelligence can be changed by more than a very tiny and insignificant amount. (Only one or two types of intelligence can be changed, but the change would be totally insignificant)[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Then how come people who people who drop out score lower IQ then those who don't?
[QUOTE=ThePuska;25488277]If intelligence is inherited and not learned, how come there's correlation between [i]being taught[/i] and [i]succeeding in IQ tests[/i]? Feral children would usually get approximately 0 points in these tests; not knowing languages [i]and[/i] having huge problems learning them.[/QUOTE] Because IQ has a huge impact on learning. All people who are culturally developed can be tested, however, they don't get equal scores even if all of them know equally much.
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488206]No, I'm a totalitarian leftist. Please don't refer to 2-party idiocy, it makes me cringe.[/QUOTE] Whatever floats your boat.
Whatever intelligence may be, it sure as hell is lacking in this thread
[QUOTE=psych0;25488300]Then how come people who people who drop out score lower IQ then those who don't?[/QUOTE] Mainly due to the fact that problems presented at school (which learning requires) are too complicated for their underdeveloped mind.
I reckon I'm relatively good in most of the areas of intelligence but when it comes to numbers I honestly can't do anything.
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488315]Mainly due to the fact that problems presented at school (which learning requires) are too complicated for their underdeveloped mind.[/QUOTE] Then how come children who teach them self how to read and write, scores higher IQ than those whom are taught it? [B]EDIT[/B] Wrong quote
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25488008]ITT: OP has a superiority complex.[/QUOTE] Just about sums it up.
[QUOTE=cheesedelux;25488400]I reckon I'm relatively good in most of the areas of intelligence but when it comes to numbers I honestly can't do anything.[/QUOTE] Chances are, you have a low working memory index and probably have a condition like Attention Deficit Disorder. [editline]18th October 2010[/editline] ITT: Stupid people thinking that they know better than the scientists.
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488315]Because IQ has a huge impact on learning. All people who are culturally developed can be tested, however, they don't get equal scores even if all of them know equally much.[/QUOTE] Surely a child should be able to learn a language, if he has the genes, regardless of his age if the brain is as static and intelligence as inherited as you claim? If IQ has a huge impact on learning, does it not work conversely? If one can learn, does it not mean that they're intelligent - compared to someone that can't learn, who are therefore stupid?
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488420] ITT: Stupid people thinking that they know better than the scientists.[/QUOTE] Sums up this thread [editline]18th October 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=ThePuska;25488449]Surely a child should be able to learn a language, if he has the genes, regardless of his age if the brain is as static and intelligence as inherited as you claim? If IQ has a huge impact on learning, does it not work conversely? If one can learn, does it not mean that they're intelligent - compared to someone that can't learn, who are therefore stupid?[/QUOTE] Most of the time, someone who can learn would be more intelligent than someone who can't.
There's something called the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period]critical period theory[/url]. Our concept of intelligence is so closely related to language and culture that children who don't learn languages appear utterly stupid. And they probably are. But it's a fact that no child can learn languages without human contact, and if they have no human contact before they reach a certain age, they never will, not adequately. Being taught makes you intelligent.
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488106]Hahaha, guys, seriously, are you THAT stupid? Many of you make fun of religious people for not believing in the theory of evolution, but you aren't better than them.[/QUOTE] So we shouldn't be critical of a theory and point out its flaws? That's extremely counter productive to the scientific process, if you ask me. [editline]d[/editline] ITT: Anti-critical thinking a.k.a accept this theory or go die
[QUOTE=thirty9th;25488555]So we shouldn't be critical of a theory and point out its flaws? That's extremely counter productive to the scientific process, if you ask me.[/QUOTE] Christians spreading stupidity when they hear about the theory of evolution is counter productive. [editline]18th October 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=ThePuska;25488544]There's something called the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period]critical period theory[/url]. Our concept of intelligence is so closely related to language and culture that children who don't learn languages appear utterly stupid. And they probably are. But it's a fact that no child can learn languages without human contact, and if they have no human contact before they reach a certain age, they never will, not adequately. Being taught makes you intelligent.[/QUOTE] Yes, that's why those who are unable to speak from their birth are unfit for IQ testing.
Glorious Leader doesn't understand how science works. He's already dug himself into that hole, no matter how many times he blames us for being stupid. I love it when people project their insecurities onto others. :3
[QUOTE=PoloXGS;25488619]Glorious Leader doesn't understand how science works. He's already dug himself into that hole, no matter how many times he blames us for being stupid. I love it when people project their insecurities onto others. :3[/QUOTE] I don't have much insecurities, and intelligence is certainly not one of them.
[QUOTE=Glorious leader;25488583]Christians spreading stupidity when they hear about the theory of evolution is counter productive.[/QUOTE] You're digging yourself deeper. You're the one blindly defending a theory and saying "nope" over and over.
[img]http://gyazo.com/8d910b3b70cebc780ba20ab7120a65c0.png[/img] stop, get out of facepunch
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