Should IQ be a requirement?

freshnesschronic · 08-16-2007, 02:28 PM

Because they can't keep up with the competition of professional football players.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2007, 02:37 PM

IQ measures the ability to learn, not what you've learned. You can have a high IQ and know jack shit.

Shawnee123 · 08-16-2007, 02:42 PM

Yeah, numbers are toopid.

smurfalicious · 08-16-2007, 02:42 PM

The way things work is that if you have a high IQ (and high motivation too), you receive high scores (SAT, ACT, grades), thus getting into the better universities and receiving better a education, which leads to fields of study and employ that generally require above-average intelligence people.

That being said, I don't really believe there is a truly accurate measure of intelligence.

Flint · 08-16-2007, 02:50 PM

Human beings cannot be quantified (by currently available methods); we aren't like computers with "specs" you can measure. For example, one "leap" of associative thinking can out-perform a thousand linear calculations. Which kind of thinker is better? Neither. If you can get the job done, you can get the job done.

Many famous people, in their respective fields, weren't the "right type" of person to do that job (as was traditionally understood); but they excelled in that field by breaking down the barriers that others were not equipped to understand. . . . And I'm citing that right out of my ass.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2007, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Many famous people, in their respective fields, weren't the "right type" of person to do that job (as was traditionally understood); but they excelled in that field by breaking down the barriers that others were not equipped to understand. . . . And I'm citing that right out of my ass.

Maybe you are but I think you're right. The "right type" of people for the job, often become the "right type", by following the traditional path to the job. That means they don't bring much new to the job in the way of experience and education.

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08-16-2007, 02:37 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	IQ measures the ability to learn, not what you've learned. You can have a high IQ and know jack shit. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-16-2007, 02:42 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yeah, numbers are toopid. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-16-2007, 02:42 PM	#4
smurfalicious Tool. Not the band - you are one. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 501 Northlake Blvd., North Palm Beach FL Posts: 329	The way things work is that if you have a high IQ (and high motivation too), you receive high scores (SAT, ACT, grades), thus getting into the better universities and receiving better a education, which leads to fields of study and employ that generally require above-average intelligence people. That being said, I don't really believe there is a truly accurate measure of intelligence. __________________

08-16-2007, 02:50 PM	#5
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Tail Post Human beings cannot be quantified (by currently available methods); we aren't like computers with "specs" you can measure. For example, one "leap" of associative thinking can out-perform a thousand linear calculations. Which kind of thinker is better? Neither. If you can get the job done, you can get the job done. Many famous people, in their respective fields, weren't the "right type" of person to do that job (as was traditionally understood); but they excelled in that field by breaking down the barriers that others were not equipped to understand. . . . And I'm citing that right out of my ass. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-16-2007, 02:28 PM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Because they can't keep up with the competition of professional football players.

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