Quote: (11-27-2011 09:47 PM)hydrogonian Wrote:
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IQ doesn't matter a lick in the real world btw, it's just a something nerds invented for use in internet pissing contests.
umm...it depends by what you mean by "doesn't matter". It definitely helps an individual solve problems and gain perspective. However, that perspective may actually work to increase unhappiness.
IQ indicates potential rather than skill, and it's only a person's skills that allows him to engage, challenge, and master the world. IQ is one-step removed from the real world and exists only in the realm of abstraction, which is why it doesn't "matter". Assuming that a high IQ will lead to success is a little like assuming someone will be awesome at dunking a basketball because they're 6'8." The will's the thing.
Also, giving IQ undue importance smacks of Heideggerian inauthenticity. Saying that you're smart is implicitly comparative, it doesn't say anything about you, only your relative place in a group. You can only be smart when compared to other stupid people; you can only be stupid when compared to other smart people. If, magically, you were stranded on a desert island, you would instantaneously stop being smart or stupid since there was no one else around. You'd just be you.
Quote:Quote:For dough I'm a neuroscientist. But I also write fiction & poetry & am generally a weirdo.
Btw, 155 is high. Now, a predictable question: What do you do for a living?