Are people on Poly more intelligent than the general population? - Page 3

Odin · July 11, 2003, 20:06

Liberals are smarter than average.
Conservatives are dumber than average.

So it averages out.

Seriously, I think our inteligence is just slightly above average, we are just more educated. Conservatives tend to be less educated than Liberals (why do you think college students tend to be more liberal than average).

Zylka · July 11, 2003, 20:32

That's right! Basket weaving/ philosophy majoring community college students tend to be liberals, whilst recognized UNIVERSITIES harbor and nurture conservatives.

How's that for "inteligence"?

Imran Siddiqui · July 11, 2003, 20:34

Of course we are.

WE ROCK!

Pat yourself on the backs everyone.

Odin · July 11, 2003, 20:39

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Originally posted by Zylka
That's right! Basket weaving/ philosophy majoring community college students tend to be liberals, whilst recognized UNIVERSITIES harbor and nurture conservatives.

How's that for "inteligence"?

Whose @ss did you pull that from?

Panag · July 11, 2003, 20:49

hi ,

yes

have a nice day

TCO · July 11, 2003, 21:28

People here are more intelligent than average. And by that I mean "smart". IQ-smarts. Puzzlesolving ability. not that foofoo musical smart and theory of multiple talents and such. I mean raw, knock down brains.

red_jon · July 11, 2003, 21:33

Did you say IQ, GP?

Odin · July 11, 2003, 21:41

IQ only works well in determining a child's rate of mental development. In tests I've taken I have ranged from 100 to 180.

it doesnt work for people over ~16 years old I red in an article by the late science writer Stephen Jay Gould a few years back.

Imran Siddiqui · July 11, 2003, 21:43

Are you just trying to hide a low IQ

.

Odin · July 11, 2003, 21:45

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Are you just trying to hide a low IQ

.

My "official" IQ is 145.

Imran Siddiqui · July 11, 2003, 21:46

Suuuure

red_jon · July 11, 2003, 21:50

I took it at 15. Would it really really irritate you GP if I post my score?

TCO · July 11, 2003, 22:18

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Originally posted by Odin
IQ only works well in determining a child's rate of mental development. In tests I've taken I have ranged from 100 to 180.

it doesnt work for people over ~16 years old I red in an article by the late science writer Stephen Jay Gould a few years back.

Gould was an extremely politicized blowhard. he didn't know that much about IQ testing or neurology. The more we learn about the brain, the more we find out that smarts are just an attribute like height.

TCO · July 11, 2003, 22:19

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Originally posted by red_jon
I took it at 15. Would it really really irritate you GP if I post my score?

No. It's fine. Post your vertical jump too. And your **** size.

TCO · July 11, 2003, 22:20

Do you really not expect to find more brains at a civ site?

red_jon · July 11, 2003, 22:20

loinburger · July 11, 2003, 22:21

In eighth grade I had a standing long jump of nine feet.

tinyp3nis · July 11, 2003, 22:24

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Originally posted by Odin

My "official" IQ is 145.

"official"? What's that? Did you actually go to one of those mensa organized events or something?

Odin · July 11, 2003, 22:25

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Originally posted by TCO
Gould was an extremely politicized blowhard. he didn't know that much about IQ testing or neurology. The more we learn about the brain, the more we find out that smarts are just an attribute like height.

Not by what I've read, he was a genius. Let me guess GP, you think blacks have lower IQs than whites right?

Odin · July 11, 2003, 22:30

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Originally posted by tinyp3nis

"official"? What's that? Did you actually go to one of those mensa organized events or something?

No, my latest test my doctor gave gave me. I have taken one every 2 years since I was 7. I mean given by a Psycologist, not one of those Do-it-yourself ones.

Al B. Sure! · July 11, 2003, 22:31

intelligence an attribute like height? i dont know... i think people can become more intelligent over time (i mean, the more you do anything, the better you become at it and the faster you can do it... so the more problems you solve, the better you get at problem solving) but they can't grow taller...

Al B. Sure! · July 11, 2003, 22:34

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No, my latest test my doctor gave gave me. I have taken one every 2 years since I was 7. I mean given by a Psycologist, not one of those Do-it-yourself ones.

did anyone else want to punch Odin in the face after reading that?

Odin · July 11, 2003, 22:34

I actually agree with Speer!

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!!

Odin · July 11, 2003, 22:35

I just complemented you, speer, and then you insult me.

Al B. Sure! · July 11, 2003, 22:42

you've taken an iq test every two years since you was seven... i didn't insult you... you insulted yourself.

TCO · July 11, 2003, 22:42

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Originally posted by Odin

Not by what I've read, he was a genius. Let me guess GP, you think blacks have lower IQs than whites right?

You can either just beleive what makes you feel better or go by the sheer bulk of testing studies.

tinyp3nis · July 11, 2003, 22:46

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Originally posted by Albert Speer
intelligence an attribute like height? i dont know... i think people can become more intelligent over time (i mean, the more you do anything, the better you become at it and the faster you can do it... so the more problems you solve, the better you get at problem solving) but they can't grow taller...

I also agree with this, you can't make a huge difference but you can still make a difference, improve a little.

Odin · July 11, 2003, 22:48

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Originally posted by Albert Speer
you've taken an iq test every two years since you was seven... i didn't insult you... you insulted yourself.

Why, because I had no choice, My parents made me go.

Al B. Sure! · July 11, 2003, 22:51

why would they ever do that?

but alright, you was sounding like some crazy nerd obsessed about how high your intelligence is... but no i see its your parents with that sick obsession about their child.

me, i took an offical iq test once in 2nd grade when the teacher wanted to see if i qualified for MG classes... i dont know what my score was but apparently it was high enough for me to be in MG

johncmcleod · July 11, 2003, 22:55

I didn't read the whole thing, so sorry if this has already been stated (I know how people on 'polly hate having to read a few useless sentences). The people of the forum is determined by the game they play. The people at this forum are strategy gamers. Not the kind that play RTS, those kind just like to see stuff blown up. Civ3 is the ultimate strategy game. Those that play it play it for the intellectuel challenge, not because they like seeing stuff blown up. Those that are good at it (who mostly are the forum participaters) must be smart at planning and managing things. I've noticed that the people here are WAY smarter. You can tell this by the number of Bush-supporters here. When was the last time you saw a polly member say he liked Bush?

I go from (when I talk to average joes in my small town) from being able to win most of the time when I argue about politics to always losing arguments. Of course there was that one time I beat a moderator in an argument, but that's maybe one of a very small number of arguments I've actually won here.

And plus, you can just look at the credentials of some of the people here. For example, gepap went to University of Chicago and is going to get his PhD in political science (unless he's lying, but I highly doubt it). If you can do that you've gotta be pretty frickin smart. And, have you noticed that the average person here gets whooped in an argument when he argues against one of the smart ones? It's because Apolyton has some very smart people. No matter who you are, even if you have a very high iq, I bet you can find several people here smarter than you.