Topic: Interesting...
Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 07:46 AM


aaahhhhh no way I live in california The world capitol for dumbazzes!


I blame The Governator.laugh


I live in California and can honestly say I was raped by The Terminator.

misswright's photo
Sun 12/06/09 07:58 AM


Standardize test are usually inaccurate at measuring things. Some IQ tests have been proven to be culturally biased. And 'common sense' has nothing to do with intelligence.


I've known quite a few "book smart" people with no common sense at all.


Have we met? laugh

I resemble this remark.:wink: But in my defense, it's very hard to develop social skills when you have your head buried in a book trying to gain knowledge. Ergo, I didn't develep common sense but I'm intellectual. Hmmmm...some tradeoff. ohwell

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:07 AM



Standardize test are usually inaccurate at measuring things. Some IQ tests have been proven to be culturally biased. And 'common sense' has nothing to do with intelligence.


I've known quite a few "book smart" people with no common sense at all.


Have we met? laugh

I resemble this remark.:wink: But in my defense, it's very hard to develop social skills when you have your head buried in a book trying to gain knowledge. Ergo, I didn't develep common sense but I'm intellectual. Hmmmm...some tradeoff. ohwell


Social skills and common sense are two different things. I think common sense is more important that social skills.

RKISIT's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:08 AM
Edited by RKISIT on Sun 12/06/09 08:11 AM
some people are smarter at knowing something more than the other,but are clueless on other things.

example:a doctor knows the medical field but throw him a blueprint of a building he would be clueless


theres people who made A's and graduated college that are what society labels them as losers


so to me yes their are stupid people walking this earth,but are they stupid cause they don't know everything you know,or you just label them that?huh

i pick the first one:smile:

aladytoo's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:13 AM
As each generation, comes in to play with the world, we lack common sence.Not sure who to blame, so we are acountable for our own actions.
As a parent to a 23 yr old in collage,I try to relate to his lifestyle,as well I can see some common sence.As you get older you gain,more info on your mistakes.Which in turn you gain hopefully more common sence....

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:13 AM

some people are smarter at knowing something more than the other,but are clueless on other things.

example:a doctor knows the medical field but throw him a blueprint of a building he would be clueless


theres people who made A's and graduated college that are what society labels them as losers


so to me yes their are stupid people walking this earth,but are they stupid cause they don't know everything you know,or you just label them that?huh

i pick the first one:smile:


That's called having a "specialty" and is no one is labeling them stupid.

aladytoo's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:17 AM

Try living in Wisconsin.. Everyone either drank themselves stupid or froze whatever little brain cells they had to begin with



Now wait a min...my cells are working fine I went solarshocked

RKISIT's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:17 AM


some people are smarter at knowing something more than the other,but are clueless on other things.

example:a doctor knows the medical field but throw him a blueprint of a building he would be clueless


theres people who made A's and graduated college that are what society labels them as losers


so to me yes their are stupid people walking this earth,but are they stupid cause they don't know everything you know,or you just label them that?huh

i pick the first one:smile:
well if a doctor is having a house built and you show him a designed floor plan and he's like whats this and whats that,afterwards he leaves more than likely the designer is going to laugh and say"what an idiot"

That's called having a "specialty" and is no one is labeling them stupid.

misswright's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:18 AM




Standardize test are usually inaccurate at measuring things. Some IQ tests have been proven to be culturally biased. And 'common sense' has nothing to do with intelligence.


I've known quite a few "book smart" people with no common sense at all.


Have we met? laugh

I resemble this remark.:wink: But in my defense, it's very hard to develop social skills when you have your head buried in a book trying to gain knowledge. Ergo, I didn't develep common sense but I'm intellectual. Hmmmm...some tradeoff. ohwell




Social skills and common sense are two different things. I think common sense is more important that social skills.



Yes, they are two different things, but one leads to the other. You develop commom sense by experiencing the world, in other words, socializing.

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:19 AM
Common sense is sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge; native good judgment.

We all lack common sense at times. But, there are people who are very intelligent and can do amazing things intellectually but cannot manage their own lives.

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Sun 12/06/09 08:20 AM



some people are smarter at knowing something more than the other,but are clueless on other things.

example:a doctor knows the medical field but throw him a blueprint of a building he would be clueless


theres people who made A's and graduated college that are what society labels them as losers


so to me yes their are stupid people walking this earth,but are they stupid cause they don't know everything you know,or you just label them that?huh

i pick the first one:smile:
well if a doctor is having a house built and you show him a designed floor plan and he's like whats this and whats that,afterwards he leaves more than likely the designer is going to laugh and say"what an idiot"

That's called having a "specialty" and is no one is labeling them stupid.




lol,,that would be a funny scenario, an architect calling a doctor dumb for not having an education in architecture,,,,

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:21 AM

well if a doctor is having a house built and you show him a designed floor plan and he's like whats this and whats that,afterwards he leaves more than likely the designer is going to laugh and say"what an idiot"


That says a lot more about the designer than the doctor.

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:21 AM


lol,,that would be a funny scenario, an architect calling a doctor dumb for not having an education in architecture,,,,


Exactly.

RKISIT's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:21 AM
Edited by RKISIT on Sun 12/06/09 08:23 AM




some people are smarter at knowing something more than the other,but are clueless on other things.

example:a doctor knows the medical field but throw him a blueprint of a building he would be clueless


theres people who made A's and graduated college that are what society labels them as losers


so to me yes their are stupid people walking this earth,but are they stupid cause they don't know everything you know,or you just label them that?huh

i pick the first one:smile:
well if a doctor is having a house built and you show him a designed floor plan and he's like whats this and whats that,afterwards he leaves more than likely the designer is going to laugh and say"what an idiot"

That's called having a "specialty" and is no one is labeling them stupid.




lol,,that would be a funny scenario, an architect calling a doctor dumb for not having an education in architecture,,,,
but it happens, i know ,im in construction....so thats my point do we consider someone stupid cause they don't know everything we know,i believe this to be the truth and the other way around happens cause i don't know what they know

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:23 AM

but it happens, i know ,im in construction....so thats my point do we consider someone stupid cause they don't know everything we know,i believe this to be the truth


I believe that people who do that are immature and not the norm.

RKISIT's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:25 AM


but it happens, i know ,im in construction....so thats my point do we consider someone stupid cause they don't know everything we know,i believe this to be the truth


I believe that people who do that are immature and not the norm.
didnt most of the politicians fail a test,so are they stupid?laugh

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:27 AM



but it happens, i know ,im in construction....so thats my point do we consider someone stupid cause they don't know everything we know,i believe this to be the truth


I believe that people who do that are immature and not the norm.
didnt most of the politicians fail a test,so are they stupid?laugh


I don't know what that means. What test?

RKISIT's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:28 AM
and are we stupid for not using common sense on voting for stupid politicians?huh

RKISIT's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:29 AM




but it happens, i know ,im in construction....so thats my point do we consider someone stupid cause they don't know everything we know,i believe this to be the truth


I believe that people who do that are immature and not the norm.
didnt most of the politicians fail a test,so are they stupid?laugh


I don't know what that means. What test?
politicians took a test not to long ago and failed bad

Ruth34611's photo
Sun 12/06/09 08:30 AM

and are we stupid for not using common sense on voting for stupid politicians?huh


Who we vote for is not generally based on intelligence as much as it is on the amount of time we spend educating ourselves on the issues and the candidates. That, and our previously held religious and cultural beliefs.

And, again, common sense does not equal a high IQ. I thought we were equating a high IQ with the terms "smart" and "stupid". Which are not good terms, but they serve a purpose for this conversation.