11-07-2003 08:05									#1
	Are people on Poly more intelligent than the general population? Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

I say yes.

	11-07-2003 08:09									#2
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Hey, when did your avatar change?

Oh damn, where'd mine go? Damn you, Red X!

	11-07-2003 08:11									#3
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I sure hope not.

	11-07-2003 08:11									#4
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With the exception of the unfortunate people with Russian flags, why not?

	11-07-2003 08:11									#5
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger Hey, when did your avatar change? Oh damn, where'd mine go? Damn you, Red X!

Yours shows up fine...Mine changed when I changed it. I still need a new one.

	11-07-2003 08:12									#6
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Yes (because my superior intellect drastically distorts the average )

	11-07-2003 08:13									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 Mine changed when I changed it. I still need a new one.

	11-07-2003 08:17									#8
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oh my god, loinburger...

and no, people here are no more intelligent than the general population... people here are just more "educated"

	11-07-2003 08:35									#9
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There are many different types of intelligence. I would challenge most Apolytoners to survive a week in the wilderness.

	11-07-2003 08:37									#10
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I would challenge you to tell me when I would need to survive a week in the wilderness...

	11-07-2003 08:41									#11
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That'd take all the fun out of it, though! I figure, hey, when you wake up in the middle of the desert, shaved and duct-taped to a bed, well, the you'll know.

	11-07-2003 08:44									#12
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quote: Originally posted by skywalker I would challenge you to tell me when I would need to survive a week in the wilderness...

After I kidnap you and take you to the mountains to make a stew from your parts but accidentally let you escape.

Or maybe your plane crashes in the Andean moutains or your boat sinks in the South Pacific.

Or maybe it's part of your suruvival requirements for graduating from school of special ops training.

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quote: After I kidnap you and take you to the mountains to make a stew from your parts but accidentally let you escape.

quote: Or maybe your plane crashes in the Andean moutains or your boat sinks in the South Pacific.

Why would I be flying over the Andean Mountains or on a boat in the South Pacific? Moreover, what are the chances of the plane crashing or the boat sinking?

quote: Or maybe it's part of your suruvival requirements for graduating from school of special ops training.

Well, then, wouldn't that be one of the courses?

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara There are many different types of intelligence. I would challenge most Apolytoners to survive a week in the wilderness.

You know exactly what I mean

	11-07-2003 08:54									#15
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quote: There are many different types of intelligence. I would challenge most Apolytoners to survive a week in the wilderness.

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara There are many different types of intelligence. I would challenge most Apolytoners to survive a week in the wilderness.

That's skills, not intelligence.

	11-07-2003 08:58									#17
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How smart are we if we can't find anything better to do with our time?

	11-07-2003 09:01									#18
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It is claimed that there are nine different types of intelligence. How to survive in a life threatening situation is a type of intelligence. Thre is also sports intelligence, mechanical aptitude, etc, etc.

The fact that we are able to articulate, reason, and debate politics, philosophy, and science doesn't necessarily mean that were are more intelligent than a guy who can take a car apart and put it back together or a guy who knows which mushrooms are poisonous and which types of bark are edible.

I am loathe to say I am more intelligent than most others just because I got a 99% on most of my achademic aptitude tests.

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yeah... like i said... people here arent more intelligent... they are just more "educated" in terms of having learned about politics and all that **** that we talk about here.

	11-07-2003 09:03									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Kidicious How smart are we if we can't find anything better to do with our time?

It can mean we are really intelligent by finishing our tasks quickly.

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara It is claimed that there are nine different types of intelligence. How to survive in a life threatening situation is a type of intelligence. Thre is also sports intelligence, mechanical aptitude, etc, etc.

My view is intelligence is a rough measure of mental speed, perhaps in different areas as you pointed out.

Suppose Person A takes half as much time as Person B in learning how to take apart and re-assemble cars, wouldn't you say A is more intelligent than B, at least in this area?

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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger It can mean we are really intelligent by finishing our tasks quickly.

Or in some cases we gave up on other tasks because they were too difficult.

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I've never completely understood why people are always so loath to give an honest answer to the "are you smart(er)" question. I mean, if you ask somebody "are you a fast runner," it's not like they're going to give some loopy response like "Well, there are different kinds of 'fast runners,' because some people are better hurdlers, and others are better at running a marathon, and others are better at running the mile, so I just can't say for certain whether or not I'm a fast runner." (A lot of the problem seems to be that intelligence is so often associated with arrogance, i.e., many people translate "I am smart" to mean "I am better than you," while they don't assign this translation to "I am a fast runner.")

	11-07-2003 09:10									#24
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No, I believe poly has enough dumbasses to stay within range of the general population...

	11-07-2003 09:17									#25
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger I've never completely understood why people are always so loath to give an honest answer to the "are you smart(er)" question. I mean, if you ask somebody "are you a fast runner," it's not like they're going to give some loopy response like "Well, there are different kinds of 'fast runners,' because some people are better hurdlers, and others are better at running a marathon, and others are better at running the mile, so I just can't say for certain whether or not I'm a fast runner." (A lot of the problem seems to be that intelligence is so often associated with arrogance, i.e., many people translate "I am smart" to mean "I am better than you," while they don't assign this translation to "I am a fast runner.")

It's sad really. Smarter people have trouble getting friends. People who aren't as smart feel bad around them. If you want a friend who isn't as smart as you you have to dumb down a bit.

	11-07-2003 09:19									#26
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Sava:

quote: No, I believe poly has enough dumbasses to stay within range of the general population...

don't be too harsh on yourself...

	11-07-2003 10:04									#27
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You're just doofusses.

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I don't really think any of the people in this thread would break above the ordinary. (Me too though. )

	11-07-2003 10:09									#29
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HI

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