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12.09.2006, 18:07 quote

Anonymous

SO ... the moral of the story is ... no matter what your IQ is ... its got nothing to do with girls not dating you ...

 

12.09.2006, 18:11 quote

Anonymous

very true

 

12.09.2006, 18:12 quote

Anonymous

ScotInCornwall wrote:
"how the hell does having an high IQ make people feel intimidated"

You belittle that as if it makes no sense, but it is actually commoner than you might think.

You, as an intelligent person, may find that hard to imagine, but try to place yourself in the shoes of someone without your cranial arsenal.

Most people don't have a problem with people who are highly intelligent, but some do. He's not making it up.

Also - whether a highly-intelligent person has common sense is a good question, but it has nothing to do with what's being discussed in this thread.


No i can see how someone might be intimidated by IQ..if you keep comparing scores, but in the real world, how would you know if that person has an high IQ or not...are they different somehow? Of course not..its a test, and not an accurate one by any means..thats all an IQ is..a test score..
Also, i believe, in the real world, people who do have common sense are the ones percieved as having some intelligence..Also, if you empathic enough, then there should be no reason why the person you are with should feel intimidated by 'higher intelligence'..but that would be going OT..

 

12.09.2006, 18:16 quote

Anonymous

A person dating another person has nothing to do with a persons intellect i dont think.
Maybe the intellect would become a factor if it was a major part of your personality.
Obviously you can tell how intelligent someone is from how they talk and put themselves across, but if the person acts in a certain way which could be related to their intellect, that becomes their personality, which would then become a reason someone chooses or doesnt choose to date that person.

Does that make sense??

 

12.09.2006, 18:18 quote

Anonymous

Tinyuk wrote:
A person dating another person has nothing to do with a persons intellect i dont think.
Maybe the intellect would become a factor if it was a major part of your personality.
Obviously you can tell how intelligent someone is from how they talk and put themselves across, but if the person acts in a certain way which could be related to their intellect, that becomes their personality, which would then become a reason someone chooses or doesnt choose to date that person.

Does that make sense??

lol it makes sense to me Smile and i agree if you make it an issue it might put people off rather than if you just left it in the background

 

12.09.2006, 18:32 quote

saintsfan

Lol whats with all the flames, yes I took the mensa test like 10 times and scored similar scores each time.

Yea IQ is just a scored and doesnt mean much but, in my experience intelligence has been a barrier.

 

12.09.2006, 18:35 quote

Anonymous

I dont see any flames ... think its just an opinion thing !

 

12.09.2006, 18:36 quote

Anonymous

everyone ha s different views about it thats all Very Happy

 

12.09.2006, 18:38 quote

Anonymous

I too have a high intellect, but dont let it become a barrier. I use it when i need to use it. To me it is a tool, that is all.
And to say you have taken the mensa test 10 times, the questions would be why when a) you have to pay for it and b) it isnt like your intelligence changes from day to day?

 

12.09.2006, 18:41 quote

Anonymous

intelligence wasnt a barrier for sir clive sinclair though, he was a feckin babe magnet aparently lol

 

12.09.2006, 18:43 quote

Anonymous

lol - do you remember the sinclair computer?

 

12.09.2006, 18:45 quote

saintsfan

I took it so many times to be sure.

 

12.09.2006, 18:46 quote

Anonymous

Hmmm... ok...

and did you do it online?

 

12.09.2006, 18:46 quote

Anonymous

so how much does it cost then to take a mensa test then ?

 

12.09.2006, 18:47 quote

saintsfan

nope

 
 
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