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Did you know that
the highest IQ belog to a woman? |
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| SandyLayne |
| Marilyn Van Sant, I believe is her name. IQ of over 220, I think? |
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| michelleoleary |
| How high can an IQ test go? I thought I read somewhere that there's an upper limit and there've been some people who are untestable because of this. |
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| AuthorZone.Com |
Well, not to brag, but I was told that if IQ tests went higher, I would be somewhere around 330. But since IQ tests do not go that high, I am just off the charts...
The downside of being super intelligent is not being able to have many friends, for two reasons:
1. I can't stand idiots
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2. Not many people want to be around someone whom they can never win an argument with...
and then I like to thow in 3rd:
Intelligent people are borring, I am told.
For example, I read every professional science jurnal in the world, and sometimes I think I am going blind because of it.
I like everything science and science fiction, psychology, biology, physics (of course) and have no patience for idle talk.
I do not care how someone's day was or how they are feeling at all and don't care to talk about the weather etc.
I am a super deep thinker and can analysie things to the minutest details in seconds, which also makes me get borred easely.
I am also dislexic when it comes to typing, writing and reading, and sometimes I can read a sentence backwards faster than the proper way and understand it better.
So go figure...
If you know of a sensual woman interested in someone like me, send her my way. Loneliness is the only thing I can't deal with; to be loved by someone I can respect is all I want out of life... |
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| Christina |
I found it interesting that you said not many people want to be around a person they cannot win an argument with when I would expect it to be the opposite. I would expect that a person would want to be around a more intelligent being who could teach them something (a fact, a new view, an entire new process/approach of thought and rationalization -It's called growth I think) And that it would be YOU in all your "thirsting" intelligence, who would find it hard to be around people who could not give you something to "drink."
So, are you the person who understands completely why Einstein found it a trivial waste of his time/energy to worry over which clothes he should wear that day? Do you find yourself to be the person who thinks "I am my own best company" upon occasion? Do you hear the same views and perceptions expressed and then when a fresh one shines its happy or devil-horned head you are forced to appreciate it simply for being fresh -no matter how wrong or negative it might be? Or do you see faceless people because to actually come to know and see their faces, would in the end disappoint you, because you would find out they are faceless afterall? (Wrote a tiny "poem"? on that one)
Well then . . . you might be redneck!
(Or a genius -Am not sure actually. It's MY IQ. Always does this to me in the worst moments . . .geez -Want to insert a sad face here but don't even know how! -Use imagination)
Anyhow, seriously, I read a quote from Willaim Faulkner (I believe) about writing where he said a good writer would have to recognize the freak in himself. And I wonder if that is true as well with the extremely intelligent, if they ever feel like they are freakish or alone somehow. If you ever do feel such a way, then I guess you can see this as something positive and even beautiful afterall, as it would seem it is a tradeoff for your other and many beautiful gifts you have. |
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| Ray |
Well said, Christina!
Yes, that is how it is supposed to be - people ought to want to be near someone more intelligent than themselves. But somehow, they just want to show off to those less intelligent than themselves. Probably because of their inferiority complex, which is a common disease these days.
Ray
P.S.
To put a smiley in the post, simply click on it (they are all on the left of the box where you write the text). :) ;) |
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| SandyLayne |
...that a high IQ and a dollar would buy me a cup of coffee.
<smile> It was a long time ago! I think the average price at Starbucks for my fave cuppa java is over $3!
That being said, I was also told once that an IQ is meaningless. It only shows potential. <smile> The person with the highest IQ in the world is a failure if s/he doesn't do something significant with it, while someone with a lower potential might be more inherently valuable and interesting if they're involved in improving themselves and the world around them.
Soooo...I guess it's not what you score, it's what you do with your brain! :)
I once subbed in a class of gifted junior highers...cool kids. But they were all down on me, thinking I was "inferior" intellectually...yes!...because I was a substitute teacher. lol I told them I was only working while working on my Masters and that my IQ was likely higher than any of theirs -- it was -- but I chose to earn money in a way that suited me while I enjoyed the whole higher ed thing.
<smile> The funny thing was...what REALLY impressed the socks out of them was what I knew about ancient Japanese history... |
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| Christina |
:D :cool: :eek: Look Ray! Thanks to you I now can make faces like I always dreamed of! (Yes some would say I have low aspirations and allow myself only the smallest, most miniscule, and easily attainable goals/dreams . . But oh I don't listen to those people!)
Anyway, yes I do have that common disease you mentioned-
-So why I wonder, if I have an inferiority complex, would I absolutely love (sometimes starve) to connect with the more intelligent? I think I grow frustrated when I feel stunted and have nothing to learn from but my own "new" thoughts/internal, personal discoveries (though truthfully there is no such thing as a new thought) It is a bit odd becuase you are absolutely correct in your post, and yet I know that I do enjoy learning while still having an inferiority complex. Perhaps an inferiroity complex has nothing to do with thirst of knowledge? Apples and oranges? Don't know!
Anyhow, thank you for the smiley faces. And also for the many provoking/stimulating things you say, as your opinions were what made me join this forum! |
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| Conservator |
Administrator,
Hello there. Please read this message with as much of an open mind, as I will CC you a bit.
Sir, I know the jail you are trapped in. You feel like a superman but do not receive reciprocity from anyone to validate your existence. I know not your age, but after time this will make a person very bitter toward others.
Now, there are many keys to unlock your psychosomatic cage, all of which you hold in your hand. All gates lead to love, although you must be loveable. As they say "I know how it is", that strange feeling giving you heartache and lonesome pity. I was the same way for part of my life. Until I realized IT'S OK TO BE LIKE OTHERS.
I spent my childhood running away from the norm, because they did not live up to my abilities. Sir, I came to a conclusion that may sound misogynist, but will release you from your prison.
-To be continued-
I must sleep, thank you for the audience.
Best wishes,
Conservator. |
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| AuthorZone.Com |
Love? what is love?
To be loved by someone you cannot respect for their intellectual prowess or lack there of is to live a lie.
Integrity, honor and intelligence are ingredients I seek in a person I want to love. Once you understand the true meaning of true love you will find that love is like a light switch which you can turn on or off.
The simple truth is that most people are idiots and savages who think themselves intelligent and knowledgeable or are simply indifferent and seek to feel good by ignoring all the nasty habits of others.
Myself, I long for a friend or a foe more intelligent than I so that I might admire her/him. Such people are rare indeed.
People who believe in love in the classical sense are intellectually bancrupt and guided by emotions and are deplete of any intellectual integrity what so ever. |
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| Claudberta |
I am going to have to agree to disagree with the love and the light switch.
To love is so much more than an emotional response and comes together on several different plains in life.
Intellectual, emotional, moral, conversational, respect, and sexual. These are all aspects two people in love should meet on. If you do not and cannot meet on all these levels then you are not "in love," you are merely compatible. You can be compatible with a thousand people, but the one person that fills the void on all plains you will not be able to turn the light switch of love off.
I do not consider myself emotionally bankrupt, but I am in love and have learned not to settle for the merely compatible.
IMHO
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| Ned |
With high regard and vast respect for Claudbeta's views, I add these observations. in the hope that this will add another dimension, rather than disagreement and argument.
What is romantic love? It's a severe neurosis.
What's a neurosis? Stripped of the jargon of the social sciences, it's arrested development at the point of frustration. You may need a few hours, days or weeks to digest that. But understanding it is the key to a much greater satisfaction with your life's experiences.
EXAMPLE: I grew up with bird dogs. I knew a bird dog wouldn't bite. They'll bark at any excuse and frighten anyone who doesn't know them. But they won't bite. Biting is not their nature. But at the age of twelve a neighbor's pointer that I'd known -- and who'd known me for at least a year -- bit me with no warning except for his usual barking.
I was afflicted with arrested development in regard to my knowledge of and reaction to dogs. Today -- many years later -- I tend to be afraid of dogs that exhibit the slightest threat . The fear is irrational, but that's
the nature of a neurosis.
Another characteristic of a neurosis is a feeling of unfinished business. I won't bore you with recitation of my conflicts with dog owners -- every one of whom insists that "my dog won't bite."
How does all this relate to romantic love?
Romantic love begins at the point of frustration. No matter how minor the frustration, it has the effect of focusing the mind. And that universal truth brings us to the adage that "You are what you think about."
The late, great motivational speaker, Earl Nightingale, built a career on that truth. You think about wanting the girl or boy and in a matter of days -- or hours -- that's what you want. You're in love.
No, it's not like a light switch. You can't turn it on and you can't turn it off. You're stuck with it until it wears off. Unless it's cultivated, it will wear off sooner or later. But it leaves its mark, the size depending on severity of your suffering.
In serious cases you can think of your trauma as a wound. At the time of breakup you're bleeding and suffering. After time, the wound heals over and you move on to another far more satisfactory relationship. But the scar remains on your psyche. And when the emotional weather changes, your scar itches.
You win some and lose some, and that's the story of love.
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| AuthorZone.Com |
Claudberta, you are being dishonest at best. "emotions" are a very primitive form of consciousness and love it nothing but a glorified emotional overtone.
Think about it well. Yes, all those qualities are nice to have in a person, it is not a requirement for love. In fact, when someone is in love, one is an idiot. |
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| Claudberta |
Ok, then I say I AM A IDIOT, one who holds a BSN, and an AD in Business but nonetheless in your world I am and IDIOT and that is ok :)! Because in my little Pollyanna world each person is allowed to agree and disagree without taking things personal.
I do not feel upset by your statements because I feel they come from a place I do yet understand and hope never to. As a mother, I am saddened to hear that you cannot fathom "love" in a good light and only hope that this doesn't apply to a mother/child, father/child relationship.
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| AuthorZone.Com |
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I am saddened to hear that you cannot fathom "love" in a good light...
I do fanthom love in a good light, just not what you and the majority of the world calls love.
Once you try to intellectualize the concept of "love" you will find that true love is based on values not emotions.
But this subject requires a whole book to be properly presented.
May I sugest you read The Romantic Manifesto ? |
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| Weeping Dove |
I understand how you must feel. I have the same issue in life. Actually, I think it is harder for me than most people, since I have many severe emotional problems on the side.
When I took my IQ test in fourth grade, the school principal (a real piece of work. . . . A kid walked out of the building to get his homework from his house down the road and she called the SWAT team) demanded that I take the test again, and went so far as to accuse me to my face, in front of the women who tested me, that I had cheated. Of course, it is not possible to cheat on the kind of exam I was given, and they made it quite clear to her. I'm ED (emotionally disabled- not that I consider it a disability, just a little frustrating at times) and I tend to get extremely sensitive to a lot of things. In other words, I'm a big crybaby.
Still, a high IQ isn't all that great, because everyove EXPECTS stuff of you, just like everyone EXPECTS you to get good grades, or they EXPECT you to be able to do your job in half the time with a quarter of the effort. I don't do my homework, and it takes me forever just to write an essay for history, so we can write off the GPA and production rate.
I'm also dyslexic, but I guess it's just a part of life. Sure, sometimes I have to erase a word that I spelled with two a's, or with the i and the e in the wrong places, but I'm not going to DIE from it. Most of my problem is I just need to slow down, or at least that's what my shrink says.
Not everyone is like me, and I have to get used to it, and so do you if you want to be happy. |
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