Are people on Poly more intelligent than the general population?

[Odin]

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]

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]

Of course we are.

WE ROCK!

Pat yourself on the backs everyone.

[Odin]

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]

hi ,

yes

have a nice day

[TCO]

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]

Did you say IQ, GP?

[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.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Are you just trying to hide a low IQ .

[Odin]

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

My "official" IQ is 145.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Suuuure

[red_jon]

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

[TCO]

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]

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]

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