Rank the MCU Avengers in intelligence

Originally posted by The Ellimist
Well I think you're referring to knowledge more than intelligence.

People have mentioned how Banner has multiple PHD's. That's something that is taught to you and something you learn, something that you have to go through a course to receive. How is that any different from Thor acquiring knowledge over a thousand years?

If, however, we are judging based purely on IQ then Banner's phds and Strange's neurosurgery won't weigh as heavily as Rocket's ability to build stuff from scratch.

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
Well, we still have Jarvis feats to go on, who was able to do things like out-hack Ultron (when he kept changing the nuclear codes to prevent Ultron from getting them).

Quite frankly, assuming Vision still has his computer-speed processing power, he should be able to out-think nearly all the other Avenges by virtue of having much faster mental speed.

Yeah, which is why I didn't want to include him. Too much of an advantage.

Originally posted by FrothByte
People have mentioned how Banner has multiple PHD's. That's something that is taught to you and something you learn, something that you have to go through a course to receive. How is that any different from Thor acquiring knowledge over a thousand years?

If, however, we are judging based purely on IQ then Banner's phds and Strange's neurosurgery won't weigh as heavily as Rocket's ability to build stuff from scratch.

Uh PhD's aren't just handed out for going to lectures and memorizing powerpoints you know, you have to come up with original research, in Banner's case world class research in multiple fields. Somehow getting multiple PhD's super quickly and being as world renowned in your field as Banner is an intellectual feat. Just knowing trivia you had thousands of years to learn isn't really. Banner and Stark are both massively smarter than any real life human who has ever lived.

Thor is top as always. Smartest one there is.

Originally posted by The Ellimist
Uh PhD's aren't just handed out for going to lectures and memorizing powerpoints you know, you have to come up with original research, in Banner's case world class research in multiple fields. Somehow getting multiple PhD's super quickly and being as world renowned in your field as Banner is an intellectual feat. Just knowing trivia you had thousands of years to learn isn't really. Banner and Stark are both massively smarter than any real life human who has ever lived.

Yes, I know what it entails to get a PHD, thank you very much. In the end though, majority of it is a matter of acquiring knowledge and proving that you have that knowledge and can apply it.

If someone has read and remembered every book out there, would you not consider this person smart and able to apply that knowledge?

I feel like you're getting a little too nitpicky on your definition of intelligence. Besides, I don't even know why you're disagreeing with me. I already placed guys like Tony, Banner, Strange, Rocket, Peter and Pym way over Thor. All I'm doing is placing Thor above guys like Hawkeye, War Machine and Bucky. Are you really going to disagree with me on this?

Thor is the one that told Banner that the Devils Anus was a collapsed neutron star

-Stark
-Banner
-Pym
-Strange
-Parker

I expect Pym and Parker to rise up this list in future films. Strange could get a boost also.