Originally posted by The Ellimist
They're the best measure for it we've ever devised, in terms of how stable it is and how well it correlates with life outcomes.It's not been well established that exposure to science/technology actually raises your IQ. That being said, the galaxy far far away probably does have higher IQ's for humans given better medical science/potential genetic engineering.
People with high IQ's tend to abuse drugs more, and IQ doesn't really measure knowledge. It measures your ability to solve problems.
Originally posted by Darth Abonis
People with high IQ's tend to abuse drugs more,
g predicts job performance and academic success better than any other known variable. Abusing drugs could be the result of a load of psychological factors, it isn't the best barometer of intelligence.
and IQ doesn't really measure knowledge.
It's not supposed to...it's supposed to measure intelligence.
Originally posted by Darth Abonis
Intelligence is nothing without knowledge. The ability to learn is up to you. I hate high IQ-ed spoiled brats, who think they are better than everyone else and don't study.
Yeah, your eyes are kind of useless without your brain, I guess this is supposed to be a rebuttal to people who think eyes are important or something.
I mean it's just a fictional character thread...