[quote]Stern wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
[quote]jskrabac wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
[quote]jskrabac wrote:
[quote]wsk wrote:
Here’s an uncomfortable fact for gender benders: there are thirty times as many men as women with an IQ of 170+.[/quote]
uh…who the fuck cares??? Do people even use these anymore? I know I’ve never taken one, and don’t know anyone who has. Who are IQ tests developed by? Are you familar with Richard Feynman, one of the fathers of particle physics and Nobel Prize winner? Well, he took an IQ test just for shits and giggles and his score was as average as they come.
Are you this insecure? That you need to constantly throw this useless stat around to imply you’re somehow superior intellectually? I really don’t get it, even if it’s 100% true…so what?
Can i add to the fun facts pile? Did you know there are an infinite times as many women as men who give childbirth? [/quote]
Reading this post, I can see who’s insecure and it’s not the guy you’re quoting.
I just googled Richard Feynman and his IQ. He took the test at 15 and his score was very close to the first scale of genius, so that’s not average. But if it helps you, my score is very, very close to his and I’m nowhere close to do all the things(discover, research, etc.) he did.
Also, just to mess with you (and you really need to relax), your last line is false. The number can go very close to infinite, but never infinite, since there have been pregnant male…even if they were transexuals.
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You are quite right. Feynman’s IQ was a bit below the average IQ of physicists. I mixed that up. Yet he stood out. I put little to no merit in an IQ score.
Out of curiosity, what struck you as insecure about my post?[/quote]
The tone of your post. Maybe you always post like this, I don’t know, but you seemed insecure about your own intelligence.
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His post struck me as frustration at people throwing around useless stats as if they actually mean something or solidify the point they’re making, as opposed to insecurity.
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Yep, pretty much this. I am insecure about a few things in life, but my intelligence is not one of them. I’m happy with where I am at. My post was frustration, because I have encountered several guys IRL who throw around stats like this, and quite frankly, my experience has been that none of them are terribly bright so they need their stats to hide behind.