How Intelligent Are You?

[Psychokitty]

My IQ is 777.

And no, I'm not Psychotic... Don't insult him/her/it like that.

[fire_of_avalon]

I'm smart enough to know I'm not smarter than everyone else.

[Hollycat]

On a scale of 1 to 13 my intelligence ranks Voldemort.

[NeoTifa]

Soooo.... 0 because you said His name?

[Alpha2099]

All I know is that I know nothing. Let's leave it at that.

[Jessweeee♪]

I am dumb as a duck.

[Freya]

At least you get to wear a cape like Darkwing Duck!

[Hollycat]

At least you get to wear a cape like Darkwing Duck!

Nostalgia overload.

[Pheesh]

Stupid like a FOX!

[Jinx]

Drunk enough that I was about to come in here saying, "Obviously more intelligent than you since you spelled 'intilligent wrong."


Suck.

[KentaRawr!]

I'm dumb as dirt, as anyone here will tell you.

[Quindiana Jones]

I have a Master's in killing people so it is probably wise to credit me with supreme intelligence

You aren't tuh.

He has practical skills. But who do you think turns him and his colleagues into an effective force? Who uses him like a scalpel - or a club, if necessary?

A particularly violent giant?

That's Dr. Giant to you.

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

I'm not sure how to quantify intelligence. Although this topic does bring up a good question.

Here's some random thoughts:

-None of us are that smart considering the amount of information we could potentially know (or information we may never know).

-Some of us feel intelligent based on how we act compared to how people around us act. In other words, I think i'm smarter than people in impoverished neighborhoods who crank out 9 kids.

-Some people think they're smart because they have good grades in school. But I knew some idiots in high school who received good grades. I don't believe parroting back information you've heard or read is a sign of intelligence.

-There's also the difference between how you see yourself and how other people see you. I like to think I'm intelligent. I'm sure some of you think I'm an idiot.

It would seem being "smart" is more than just what you know. It's how you carry yourself. It's the process of how you arrive at decisions. There are a lot of variables.

I'll leave it up to you to guess which answer I picked in the poll.

[Peegee]

However, being supremely intelligent does not mean you think you are God's gift to Intelligence. Just that you are very, very smart.

hi paul!

[Yeargdribble]

I'm intelligent enough. I'm better than some people at somethings and notably worse at others. A lot of people mention how intelligent they think I am, but it's probably an issue of poor comparison (to themselves or others). I know a lot of stuff that is less commonly know because I'm nerdy, but that doesn't make me smarter. I just care more about science, truth, and pursuit of knowledge than about Jersey Shore or something. But at the end of the day, what I know doesn't make me smarter than other people. We just have a large knowledge base or perhaps just memory of different information.

My wife and mother both thing I'm very adaptable and learn quickly in situations, but I don't personally feel that this has much scope. I can grasp a basic understanding of certain concepts quickly in a lot of areas, but I'm like molasses at approaching deeper concepts or proficiency. There are also a lot of areas where I'm an absolute idiot on uptake.

I really think those who consider me very intelligent are using some sort of cognitive bias or even a confirmation bias where they remember the worst of other people they've met and compare me to them, or even compare me to worst of themselves rather than realizing my weaknesses.

Also the Dunning-Kruger effect is always heavy on my mind and while I feel like I fall on the high side and I fairly judge my weaknesses, there are areas where I feel pretty good that immediately make me feel like I'm potentially on the low side.

Even as a musician, which is how I make my living, I feel absolutely inadequate and have so many shortcoming compared to the musicians around me that it pains me. I feel like I spend a lot more time working to overcome certain difficulties when others have no trouble with them. My wife feels like I'm better than here, but I'm working at it for hours a day. There are skills she has that she doesn't work on and never has that surpass mine by a long shot. Depressing really.