(February 15, 2016 at 3:17 am)Irrational Wrote:"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap."-Napoleon Bonaparte(February 15, 2016 at 3:07 am)Mathilda Wrote: I came across an American on Facebook talking about Donald Trump's high IQ, and Sarah Palin's as well and how it was higher than 99% of the population.
Has there been some bullshit spread about regarding this? He kept referring to it as if it was the only measure of intelligence. I had to point out that even if it was true (which is extremely doubtful) then it does not in anyway mean that either Donald Trump or Sarah Palin have the necessary qualities to be a leader. The only skill they have demonstrated is to get votes from stupid people. Also that IQ is a poor measure of intelligence because there are so many functions that the brain has to perform. We know for a fact that neither of them have the ability to think critically for example. The fact that someone has to parrot some crap about having a higher IQ than 99% of the population suggests to me that they don't know shit about the nature of intelligence.
I maintain my position that Donald Trump is an utter idiot.
IQ is not perfect but it is also not a poor measure of intelligence. It is the best measure of intelligence thus far we have. And even emotional intelligence is correlated with traditional intelligence.
I don't know if Donald Trump is smarter than 99% of the population, but he sure damn is very intelligent. Have you seen how quick he is in responding to people? His craftiness? His wits? That all requires at least above average intelligence. And keep in mind, he's doing politics, so of course he's going to say shit he himself doesn't really believe in. But even if he has poor critical thinking skills, that would just be one facet he sucks at.
Which is better:
To die with ignorance, or to live with intelligence?
Truth doesn't accommodate to personal opinions.
The choice is yours.
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