Poll: How smart do you think you are?
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We got a lot of cocky people here for sure. But I'm going to say way above average anyway because i can.
Ha, now I know for a fact that the Escapist is full of narcissistic pseudo-intellectuals.
Not that I needed any proof beforehand though...
Not that I needed any proof beforehand though...
I marked average. Back in high school I would have considered myself incredibly intelligent, but that just shows how dumb I was.
My IQ at the last scoring a few years ago was 152 which I was quite happy with considering I left school over twenty years ago.
At school I was told I could have a promising career in a lot of fields if I stayed on but I left to join the forces which was my ambition and I have never regretted it as it led me to my current line of work which I love.
At school I was told I could have a promising career in a lot of fields if I stayed on but I left to join the forces which was my ambition and I have never regretted it as it led me to my current line of work which I love.
I graduated near the top of a large class, and a particularly bright class compared to the ones above and below us. to boot i went to school in a state that tends to blow away national standardized tests and therefore requires its own test which is more difficult. most of you would not believe me if i told you what state that is.
i tested out of 2 semesters of calculus for engineers. i passed 2 semesters of physics for engineers, and a number of other filter classes at UMaine, which has a very prestigious engineering program. im starting to learn programming, which has always come easily to me.
i would have to agree that the escapist community is bound to have people of above average intelligence. most people you encounter in any decent job or school are likely to be above average. the reason i believe this is because there is a HUGE number of knuckle dragging retards that we simply dont encounter on a daily basis. the bottom 50 percentile is just so so stupid that anyone who can form a cogent sentence, or do more than one thing well is pretty much in the clear.
there are people who voted for Bush. there are people who listen to Jim Kramer. there are people who dont realize that Glenn Beck lies his ass off. there are people who think MMA is more dangerous than boxing and football, when there are fewer injuries and 0 deaths so far. there are people who take Stephen Colbert seriously and dont realize that he is being sarcastic. the list goes on. these people exist, and most of them sit safely out of my personal space. thankfully there is a large buffer zone between me and the areas of the country where they are most concentrated.
i tested out of 2 semesters of calculus for engineers. i passed 2 semesters of physics for engineers, and a number of other filter classes at UMaine, which has a very prestigious engineering program. im starting to learn programming, which has always come easily to me.
i would have to agree that the escapist community is bound to have people of above average intelligence. most people you encounter in any decent job or school are likely to be above average. the reason i believe this is because there is a HUGE number of knuckle dragging retards that we simply dont encounter on a daily basis. the bottom 50 percentile is just so so stupid that anyone who can form a cogent sentence, or do more than one thing well is pretty much in the clear.
there are people who voted for Bush. there are people who listen to Jim Kramer. there are people who dont realize that Glenn Beck lies his ass off. there are people who think MMA is more dangerous than boxing and football, when there are fewer injuries and 0 deaths so far. there are people who take Stephen Colbert seriously and dont realize that he is being sarcastic. the list goes on. these people exist, and most of them sit safely out of my personal space. thankfully there is a large buffer zone between me and the areas of the country where they are most concentrated.
I voted "average" because I think I have a lot more common sense than many people but I don't really know much practical information. Also, me sucking at math factored into it too. Probably.
[sub]Also, also, me going to summer school probably factored into this self-assessment, too.[/sub]
Also, I remember reading in a different thread something fitting for this thread. To paraphrase:
"50% of people are above average intelligence
90% of people think they are".
Oh by the way. I find it kind of funny that according to the poll: approximately 1000 people here are above average intelligence while just under 200 people are average or below.
[sub]Also, also, me going to summer school probably factored into this self-assessment, too.[/sub]
Also, I remember reading in a different thread something fitting for this thread. To paraphrase:
"50% of people are above average intelligence
90% of people think they are".
Oh by the way. I find it kind of funny that according to the poll: approximately 1000 people here are above average intelligence while just under 200 people are average or below.
I guess it's far more determinate upon subject, but I put below average. I think one of the most basic indicators of intelligence is pattern recognition and I think I've failed that test spectacularly.
I'd say above average. I'm pretty darn smart, that there's loads of people way smarter than me.
But then you think you're not smart, saying you think you're smart but then saying you're not and then you don't think you are because you just said you weren't and PARADOX.Airsoftslayer93 said:
I don't think I'm smart, considering I easily get confused over stuff. I have no real idea how you can grade intelligence, considering
this.HerrBobo said:
nope, its not a paradox, i just know that im arrogant, thats all im sayingEternalFacepalm said:
I like to think I'm Treize Khusrenada smart. But in reality i only excel in history, literature, acting and "problem solving"
You said that you thought you were smart, but you knew you weren't; that's a contradiction. I'd say you're trying way too hard fooling yourself.Airsoftslayer93 said: