How smart are you relative to other CFCers?

[Mise]

I honestly would have expected a Maths guy like Truronian to say 68%, 95% and 99.7%...

 

[MajKira]

you all at least intelligent together with the poll
and me not you

 

[NedimNapoleon]

Im the most egoistic for sure.

 

[MobBoss]

This poll should've been public.

Its the internet, and we all have anonymous user names. Do you really think that'd make a big difference?

 

[Ajidica]

Voted average. To quote Larry Niven:
"14.The only universal message in science fiction: There exist minds that think as well as you do, but differently."

 

[Tycho Brahe]

I used to think that people here at civfanatics was smarter than the average internet-posters. Now I'm not so sure.

As for myself, I'm sort of average college-type.

 

[Flying Pig]

Well, I'm sorry, CFC, but we are totally incompetant at self-assessment - 300% overinflated in the top bracket, 50% in the lower, and forgiveably underinflated in the rest.

 

[Tycho Brahe]

Well, I'm sorry, CFC, but we are totally incompetant at self-assessment - 300% overinflated in the top bracket, 50% in the lower, and forgiveably underinflated in the rest.

All people think they are above avarege in IQ. It's just the way a healthy human brain is wired. It makes us all a bit more happy and confindent. Win win. Happy happy. Disco disco good times.

 

[Synobun]

All people think they are above avarege in IQ. It's just the way a healthy human brain is wired. It makes us all a bit more happy and confindent. Win win. Happy happy. Disco disco good times.

"All people".

Huh.

Oh, right, "healthy brain". Anyone who doesn't have ego isn't healthy. Right, right.

 

[MobBoss]

Well, I halfway expected this thread to devolve into a 'what is smart' debate...

 

[NickyJ]

I have a question. What is "smart"?

 

[Dachs]

Well, I halfway expected this thread to devolve into a 'what is smart' debate...

No Traitorfish.

 

[azzaman333]

Its the internet, and we all have anonymous user names. Do you really think that'd make a big difference?

Not really, I just want to see who voted for what.

 

[Askthepizzaguy]

I dislike intelligence tests and smarts comparisons.

All throughout my childhood I was told I was in the 99th percentile. Very high IQ, aced my school tests without studying. Was offered a chance to skip ahead a couple grades. This is because of a specific set of skills my brain has, not because I'm smarter.

Some of the tests one takes to measure your IQ involve solving puzzles; moving puzzle pieces around to fit a certain shape, or memorizing number strings backwards. Does that mean you're smart, or that you're good at numbers games and puzzles?

IQ is a number. Much like the political compass, which i DESPISE, something as complicated as intelligence cannot be defined by a single numerical value. Or really even a set of values.

How great is my knowledge of trivia? How fast is my recall ability? Would I be a champion on Jeopardy?

That's not intelligence. That's memorization and recall. A skill your brain has. That doesn't mean you're a genius.

If you can memorize a series of numbers backward and forward, that means your brain is slightly more skilled with numbers than others. Who cares? I might have been able to memorize the numbers, but I can count on zero fingers how often that skill applied to real life situations outside of IQ tests.

As I told my college psych class during our discussion of intelligence and IQ, having a very high IQ means absolutely nothing. It does not mean that other parts of learning aren't hard for me. My memory is actually not that good, outside of that backwards/forwards number string test. I forget stuff that I am supposed to do every day. I have a short attention span, I am not well-suited for long, boring mathematics, even if I excel at the mechanics of doing the mathematics. My mind wanders too much. Having a high IQ doesn't win you friends, make you popular, give you guaranteed straight A's or a clear path through college into a cushy career. It doesn't make you a winner in life and it generally means people expect more out of you than you might be able to achieve.

How many child prodigies grow up to be famous? Some. The others fizzle out and become normal people in ordinary careers with supposedly above average intelligence.

The number is meaningless. Let's say for the sake of argument, your IQ is the highest out of anyone at CFC. Does that mean you are the best Civilization IV player here? No.

Does it mean you're the best mathematician, even? No.

Does it mean you're the most articulate speaker? The most knowledgeable of foreign countries? The most fashionable? The most well-liked?

Gosh, doesn't it take a certain kind of skill or talent or intuition or... something... to become the best at those things? Does any of it become guaranteed with extremely high intelligence?

Nope.

Having the highest IQ often means little more than having a higher number on a sheet of paper somewhere. Whether you can apply it to something more meaningful, often means having other talents. Stephen Hawking is Stephen Hawking because he has other talents, not because he won an IQ contest.

 

[Mise]

If there was an "IQ thread bingo", we'd have like 3 or 4 rows filled just in that one post.

 

[Leoreth]

Amazing post askthepizzaguy.

You must be really smart to make such posts

 

[Synobun]

I dislike intelligence tests and smarts comparisons.

All throughout my childhood I was told I was in the 99th percentile. Very high IQ, aced my school tests without studying. Was offered a chance to skip ahead a couple grades. This is because of a specific set of skills my brain has, not because I'm smarter.

Some of the tests one takes to measure your IQ involve solving puzzles; moving puzzle pieces around to fit a certain shape, or memorizing number strings backwards. Does that mean you're smart, or that you're good at numbers games and puzzles?

IQ is a number. Much like the political compass, which i DESPISE, something as complicated as intelligence cannot be defined by a single numerical value. Or really even a set of values.

How great is my knowledge of trivia? How fast is my recall ability? Would I be a champion on Jeopardy?

That's not intelligence. That's memorization and recall. A skill your brain has. That doesn't mean you're a genius.

If you can memorize a series of numbers backward and forward, that means your brain is slightly more skilled with numbers than others. Who cares? I might have been able to memorize the numbers, but I can count on zero fingers how often that skill applied to real life situations outside of IQ tests.

As I told my college psych class during our discussion of intelligence and IQ, having a very high IQ means absolutely nothing. It does not mean that other parts of learning aren't hard for me. My memory is actually not that good, outside of that backwards/forwards number string test. I forget stuff that I am supposed to do every day. I have a short attention span, I am not well-suited for long, boring mathematics, even if I excel at the mechanics of doing the mathematics. My mind wanders too much. Having a high IQ doesn't win you friends, make you popular, give you guaranteed straight A's or a clear path through college into a cushy career. It doesn't make you a winner in life and it generally means people expect more out of you than you might be able to achieve.

How many child prodigies grow up to be famous? Some. The others fizzle out and become normal people in ordinary careers with supposedly above average intelligence.

The number is meaningless. Let's say for the sake of argument, your IQ is the highest out of anyone at CFC. Does that mean you are the best Civilization IV player here? No.

Does it mean you're the best mathematician, even? No.

Does it mean you're the most articulate speaker? The most knowledgeable of foreign countries? The most fashionable? The most well-liked?

Gosh, doesn't it take a certain kind of skill or talent or intuition or... something... to become the best at those things? Does any of it become guaranteed with extremely high intelligence?

Nope.

Having the highest IQ often means little more than having a higher number on a sheet of paper somewhere. Whether you can apply it to something more meaningful, often means having other talents. Stephen Hawking is Stephen Hawking because he has other talents, not because he won an IQ contest.

+1.

As someone who almost got forced into a MENSA-compatible program as a child, I wholeheartedly agree with this post.

IQ means nothing.

 

[Catharsis]

If there was an "IQ thread bingo", we'd have like 3 or 4 rows filled just in that one post.

 

[Dachs]

Amazing post askthepizzaguy.

You must be really smart to make such posts

I don't think I could make such a post unironically. Props.

 

[Angst]

I don't think I'm even average.

Also, according to the poll, this forum thinks very highly of itself. Lol.