Originally posted by Tha C-Master
BTW Reed with Prep makes Batman look like a mentally deficient 7 year old on life support. There is no comparison really. Well there is some... but not much more.
Originally posted by Omega VisionSo Batman's tower of Babel incident wasn't dumb? Heroes all make mistakes as they're human. Batman has an empty life, how wise is that?
The same could be said about common sense and wisdom for Batman though. Reed has been described as the "world's dumbest smart guy"
Nevermind though this is about intelligence. While wisdom is ultimately more important, it isn't the debate right now.
Originally posted by JuntaiThat doesnt prove he's smarter, only that he's a smartass.
They pause at the doors. "This speech therapist..." Batman says.
"Miss Wisakedjak. She graduated from the Rose Bruford School."
Batman's lip curls.
"Wisakedjak is the name of the Cree Indian trickster god, " he says, as if it's something only idiots wouldn't know. "Where's Harley Quinn?"Batman 663.
depends on what kind of smarts youre talking about; engineering and building weapons Tony is smarter hands down, everything else Bruce is smarter, the guys a polymath; genius in most, if not all fields applicable to modern science and technology and even in the areas where Tony is smarter Bruce is no slouch by any means so I have to give the "smartest" award to Bruce overall.
Originally posted by Rezactic
Engineering, technology, putting theory into practice = StarkDeduction, problem solving, reasoning ability = Batman
If there was a threat that these had to contend with, Batman would most likely come up with a solution and Stark would put the solution into practice.
This. Each has their own specialties.
Originally posted by Golgo13Batman comes up with the solution to the threat, Stark just executes them with his engineering? Even if I spent the time coming up with the 101 reasons why I think that's completely wrong, doesn't that opinion strike anyone else as a rather myopic over-generalization?
This. Each has their own specialties.
I mean, just consider threats and solutions on the macro scale. What solutions does Batman ever come up with when the DC Multiverse is being threatened? Answer: jack and sh1t.
Bruce has essentially been a non-factor every time.
What solutions does Stark come up with when the Marvel Multiverse is being threatened? Answer: read Time Runs Out.
And I think it speaks a great deal to Tony's intelligence that among all of Marvel Earth's geniuses, he's the only one who intuited and grasped upon the cold truth of the matter from the start.
Sure they each have their specialties. But frankly one operates on a scale far beyond the other.
Originally posted by Tha C-Master
Different types of smarts. Batman is more of a detective, and Iron Man is more tech, but stat wise Bats is more genius while Iron Man is more Super Genius like Reed Richards, just had a natural aptitude for his field, way beyond what a human would. Even the most intelligent will make bad judgment calls, that is more based on wisdom than anything.
Originally posted by Golgo13Howard Gardner came up with the idea of multiple types of intelligence, there are 9 such as logical, verbal, intrapersonal. Out of 9 types of intelligence I'd say that Bruce has the advantage over Tony. I'd say that he's a bit smarter overall and more valuable to the superhero community than Tony is, he also advantages such as an eidetic memory that Tony lacks.
This. Each has their own specialties.