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Offline Pirate

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Re: 12 Year old with an IQ of 170.
« Reply #105 on: March 31, 2011, 01:30:59 PM »
You: He could know many more things that he could do than maybe I could do, but does it make me smarter because I am the one actually able to do it?

Me: No

You: You're wrong

Me: Why does being physically able to do something make you any smarter than someone who understands how but can't?


I don't see the confusion. Are you speaking in terms of physical ability or mental ability? You can know that solving a Rubik's Cube involves pattern recognition without being able to figure out the steps, but then again, that's not knowing how - therefore you aren't 'smarter' than the guy that can actually do it. You can also know the exact steps necessary in order to solve one, but be a quadriplegic - therefore you are smarter than the healthy guy that doesn't have a clue.

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Re: 12 Year old with an IQ of 170.
« Reply #106 on: March 31, 2011, 03:56:16 PM »
That's what I was saying dude. :lol

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Re: 12 Year old with an IQ of 170.
« Reply #107 on: March 31, 2011, 04:23:03 PM »
So we agree?

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Re: 12 Year old with an IQ of 170.
« Reply #108 on: March 31, 2011, 04:23:59 PM »
I think we have always agreed. :lol Ability doesn't mean smarts.

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Re: 12 Year old with an IQ of 170.
« Reply #109 on: March 31, 2011, 04:29:43 PM »
Alrighty then.

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Re: 12 Year old with an IQ of 170.
« Reply #110 on: March 31, 2011, 04:36:00 PM »