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Why Are Some People So Smart? The Answer Could Spawn a Generation of Geniuses

 
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What makes people with high IQs? And how can we make more of them to benefit Humanity?

The frightening upshot is that IQ remains by far the most powerful predictor of the life outcomes that people care most about in the modern world. Tell me your IQ and I can make a decently accurate prediction of your occupational attainment, how many kids you’ll have, your chances of being arrested for a crime, even how long you’ll live.

Some people are smarter than others. Even in a multicultural world where no one is better and everyone is equally ordinary, we secretly still know that some people are smarter (politically correct disclaimer - others are just differently intelligent) than other people - but why that is has been a target of neuroscience for as long as it has existed as a discipline.

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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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True. IQ is just one metric for intelligence (logic/mathematics).

The last time I had my IQ tested it was 132, but it's not my strongest asset. I compete with people with much higher IQs and I keep beating them at work (R&D), because I score higher on intra- and interpersonal intelligence as well as linguistic intelligence.
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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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Yeah, but they could figure it out if the wanted to. That's the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.
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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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Yeah, but they could figure it out if the wanted to. That's the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.
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I'd rather have survival skills than math intellect any day.
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I have an IQ of: New age IQ tests are a crock of jew manufactured shite
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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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Yeah, but they could figure it out if the wanted to. That's the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.
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I'd rather have survival skills than math intellect any day.
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I know. the dumb fucks with numbers in their heads could just pick up a fucking calculator
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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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Yeah, but they could figure it out if the wanted to. That's the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.
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I'd rather have survival skills than math intellect any day.
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I know. the dumb fucks with numbers in their heads could just pick up a fucking calculator
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They could figure that out too. Still the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.

Hi IQ has a chance. The idiot is just dead.
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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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Yeah, but they could figure it out if the wanted to. That's the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.
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I have an IQ of: New age IQ tests are a crock of jew manufactured shite
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Yeah, but they could figure it out if the wanted to. That's the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.
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I'd rather have survival skills than math intellect any day.
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I know. the dumb fucks with numbers in their heads could just pick up a fucking calculator
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They could figure that out too. Still the difference between the high IQ and the idiot.

Hi IQ has a chance. The idiot is just dead.
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Bullshit, they could figure it out. I seen these types. They are dumb fucks at practicalities and have zero common sense.
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The internet is the key. Everything will be learned online and it'll be what you are interested in. The problem is sorting through all the wrong information and finding credible sources. This is the future.
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I'm not telling you.
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It's simple.
Nature + nurture - environment ÷ by intelligence × logic = ?

Sorry I couldn't resist. waitwhat
Continue with the disscusion.
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The internet is the key. Everything will be learned online and it'll be what you are interested in. The problem is sorting through all the wrong information and finding credible sources. This is the future.
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This is glp?
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It's simple.
Nature + nurture - environment ÷ by intelligence × logic = ?

Sorry I couldn't resist. waitwhat
Continue with the disscusion.
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x = 122.2729

or 42

not sure...
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there are many types of IQ

typical IQ measures intellectual prowess

there is also body intelligence

emotional intelligence

spiritual intelligence

and probably a few I am forgetting

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there are many types of IQ

typical IQ measures intellectual prowess

there is also body intelligence

emotional intelligence

spiritual intelligence

and probably a few I am forgetting

anonstoner
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Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!

Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
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there are many types of IQ
typical IQ measures intellectual prowess
there is also body intelligence
emotional intelligence
spiritual intelligence
and probably a few I am forgetting
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67307477


Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!
Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
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Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.

Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.

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there are many types of IQ
typical IQ measures intellectual prowess
there is also body intelligence
emotional intelligence
spiritual intelligence
and probably a few I am forgetting
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67307477


Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!
Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
 Quoting: NowIhavetothinkofaname


Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.

Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.

afro
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Likewise, if you believe in science to ever explain the mystery life poses or be able to solve the infinite regress problem, hence come up with a solution of something coming out of nothing, you are equally retarded.
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The internet is the key. Everything will be learned online and it'll be what you are interested in. The problem is sorting through all the wrong information and finding credible sources. This is the future.
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This is glp?
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Watch and see if your brick and mortar schools go away and are replaced with online education.
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there are many types of IQ
typical IQ measures intellectual prowess
there is also body intelligence
emotional intelligence
spiritual intelligence
and probably a few I am forgetting
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67307477


Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!
Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
 Quoting: NowIhavetothinkofaname

Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.
Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.
 Quoting: Gawd made me clever 70909424


Likewise, if you believe in science to ever explain the mystery life poses or be able to solve the infinite regress problem, hence come up with a solution of something coming out of nothing, you are equally retarded.
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'CHRISTIANITY: The belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...'


LOL!

How do you manage to type with an IQ as low as yours?

Does your helper type for you whilst you slur your words as you calculate your 'spiritual IQ?'

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there are many types of IQ
typical IQ measures intellectual prowess
there is also body intelligence
emotional intelligence
spiritual intelligence
and probably a few I am forgetting
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67307477


Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!
Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
 Quoting: NowIhavetothinkofaname


Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.

Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.

afro
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Did you go to college or University somewhere? If so, this would explain a lot. It is a magic cloud-man, that in and of itself tells a lot about you, not about others but about you. I means you are hurting and do not want to believe in anything it has to be wrong to you. Well, for others they believe because their hurt went away by The Lord God and he is not a man in the clouds. Strange way to put your ideas about The Lord God and his Son. Oh well, maybe you will understand someday.
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Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!
Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
 Quoting: NowIhavetothinkofaname

Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.
Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.
 Quoting: Gawd made me clever 70909424


Likewise, if you believe in science to ever explain the mystery life poses or be able to solve the infinite regress problem, hence come up with a solution of something coming out of nothing, you are equally retarded.
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'CHRISTIANITY: The belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...'


LOL!

How do you manage to type with an IQ as low as yours?

Does your helper type for you whilst you slur your words as you calculate your 'spiritual IQ?'

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Oh the irony. You did not even understand the meaning of my reply yet think of yourself of highly intelligent.

I am an agnostic by the way. I know that we cannot know which is a position anyone who is honest and can think deep would eventually take. Not a position taken out of ignorance.

Atheists and theists are quite similar as in both accepting positions out of ignorance. I would say that atheists might be a little bit more stupid as they completely fail to see the mystery life/existence itself poses, whereas _educated_ theists do understand this but then go bananas and become fanbois of one of the many religions out there without any proof of one being better than the other.

And while all theists are somewhat deluded, i gladly pick to be around Christians rather than Judaists or Islamists. They are the least radical/oppressive theists of the big religions out there currently.
Wasn't always like that but Christianity is rather tame those days.
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Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.
Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.
 Quoting: Gawd made me clever 70909424

Likewise, if you believe in science to ever explain the mystery life poses or be able to solve the infinite regress problem, hence come up with a solution of something coming out of nothing, you are equally retarded.
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'CHRISTIANITY: The belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...'

LOL!
How do you manage to type with an IQ as low as yours?
Does your helper type for you whilst you slur your words as you calculate your 'spiritual IQ?'
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Oh the irony. You did not even understand the meaning of my reply yet think of yourself of highly intelligent.
I am an agnostic by the way. I know that we cannot know which is a position anyone who is honest and can think deep would eventually take. Not a position taken out of ignorance.
Atheists and theists are quite similar as in both accepting positions out of ignorance. I would say that atheists might be a little bit more stupid as they completely fail to see the mystery life/existence itself poses, whereas _educated_ theists do understand this but then go bananas and become fanbois of one of the many religions out there without any proof of one being better than the other.
And while all theists are somewhat deluded, i gladly pick to be around Christians rather than Judaists or Islamists. They are the least radical/oppressive theists of the big religions out there currently.
Wasn't always like that but Christianity is rather tame those days.
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Unfortunately you have just demonstrated your inability to "think deep " (LOL).

People who refer to themselves as "agnostic" as if "agnostic" is the middle ground between "theist" and atheist" are dumb but, as you are; are not necessarily moral cowards. You are just misinformed about what the word "agnostic" means.

I think "Irony" has just bit you in the ass; my pseudo-intellectual friend.

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He might be ignorant, but you are an azzhole.
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there are many types of IQ
typical IQ measures intellectual prowess
there is also body intelligence
emotional intelligence
spiritual intelligence
and probably a few I am forgetting
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67307477


Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!
Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
 Quoting: NowIhavetothinkofaname


Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.

Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.

afro
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Takes a tard to recognize a tard.

Einstein believed in God, so I can safely say, you are a brainwashed piece of worthless stem cells.
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I have a higher than average iq. Have been tested consistently since childhood and confirmed. I would say in my life it has been more of a detriment than an asset, by far. I would have rather had a great environment growing up than a high iq.

I often wish I had been born much dumber. I think I would have been a much happier person.
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there are many types of IQ
typical IQ measures intellectual prowess
there is also body intelligence
emotional intelligence
spiritual intelligence
and probably a few I am forgetting
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67307477


Body, Emotional, and Spiritual intelligence were invented so dumb people could feel superior about whatever they thought they could!
Your thinking controls your feelings, which control your belief structure and ultimately your actions. The rest is just waffle!
 Quoting: NowIhavetothinkofaname

Dumb Christians trying to look like they have an IQ above 70 points.
Breaking news! If you believe in magic cloud-men you have no intelligence, spiritual or otherwise; you are just dumb.
afro
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Takes a tard to recognize a tard.
Einstein believed in God, so I can safely say, you are a brainwashed piece of worthless stem cells.
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Logic fail!

“I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one,”
(Einstein)

"It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly."
(Einstein)

It seems you are very angry and liable to attribute a falsehood to a brilliant scientist! Is this because there is no proof for your sky-wizard and that your religion is a decaying poisonous cancer that will have all but disappeared within the next 20 years?

Care to play again; Sparky?

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You know, I knew quite a few people with high IQs and they couldn't even change a car tyre.
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Just two different skill sets, one more rare than the other, and thus more valuable.
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"Origins of prenatal genius".

Pregnant woman having ZERO SEX is a huge help.

Because it affects hormones.

Also MOTHER HAVING ZERO STRESS

and zero toxins.
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I have a higher than average iq. Have been tested consistently since childhood and confirmed. I would say in my life it has been more of a detriment than an asset, by far. I would have rather had a great environment growing up than a high iq.

I often wish I had been born much dumber. I think I would have been a much happier person.
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Become a Christian.

Dumbness is Christianity's gift to mankind.

Along with:

Unquestioning obedience.

Hatred for those who don't follow the sky-man.

A smug self-satisfied attitude.

A desire to show others how 'righteous' you are.

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