Are you sure about that?:yh_rotfl
What is Intelligence?
What is Intelligence?
kazalala;1174767 wrote: I wasnt aiming to find out who has intelligence, or not,, I was just wondering and wanted some views:)Also i wasnt even talking about here on FG particularly
Are you sure about that?:yh_rotfl
Are you sure about that?:yh_rotfl
What is Intelligence?
There is a phrase in Ireland that I just love: ‘Cop-On’
Cop On totally sums it up. Despite intelligence, education or experience, either you have it or you don’t. The most educated people in the world may lack basic cop-on.
The must uneducated person in the world may have very high levels of cop-on.
Cop-On is whether you get it or not.
For example: the person who just keeps on talking and talking when the entire room is bored and falling asleep: has got no cop-on.
The person, who can read the room and knows exactly what to say when, has cop-on.
It is not about education or even common sense, it is about if you just ‘get it or not’.
You either have cop-on or you don’t.
You can learn to have cop-on, but it usually takes a few bad experiences if you do not have it initially.
If someone is acting like a complete moron here they will tell the person to ‘cop yourself on, will ya’
Cop On totally sums it up. Despite intelligence, education or experience, either you have it or you don’t. The most educated people in the world may lack basic cop-on.
The must uneducated person in the world may have very high levels of cop-on.
Cop-On is whether you get it or not.
For example: the person who just keeps on talking and talking when the entire room is bored and falling asleep: has got no cop-on.
The person, who can read the room and knows exactly what to say when, has cop-on.
It is not about education or even common sense, it is about if you just ‘get it or not’.
You either have cop-on or you don’t.
You can learn to have cop-on, but it usually takes a few bad experiences if you do not have it initially.
If someone is acting like a complete moron here they will tell the person to ‘cop yourself on, will ya’
What is Intelligence?
mikeinie;1174856 wrote: There is a phrase in Ireland that I just love: ‘Cop-On’
Cop On totally sums it up. Despite intelligence, education or experience, either you have it or you don’t. The most educated people in the world may lack basic cop-on.
The must uneducated person in the world may have very high levels of cop-on.
Cop-On is whether you get it or not.
For example: the person who just keeps on talking and talking when the entire room is bored and falling asleep: has got no cop-on.
The person, who can read the room and knows exactly what to say when, has cop-on.
It is not about education or even common sense, it is about if you just ‘get it or not’.
You either have cop-on or you don’t.
You can learn to have cop-on, but it usually takes a few bad experiences if you do not have it initially.
If someone is acting like a complete moron here they will tell the person to ‘cop yourself on, will ya’
I get it;):D and i can sooo hear you saying that,,, ‘cop yourself on, will ya:yh_rotfl
Cop On totally sums it up. Despite intelligence, education or experience, either you have it or you don’t. The most educated people in the world may lack basic cop-on.
The must uneducated person in the world may have very high levels of cop-on.
Cop-On is whether you get it or not.
For example: the person who just keeps on talking and talking when the entire room is bored and falling asleep: has got no cop-on.
The person, who can read the room and knows exactly what to say when, has cop-on.
It is not about education or even common sense, it is about if you just ‘get it or not’.
You either have cop-on or you don’t.
You can learn to have cop-on, but it usually takes a few bad experiences if you do not have it initially.
If someone is acting like a complete moron here they will tell the person to ‘cop yourself on, will ya’
I get it;):D and i can sooo hear you saying that,,, ‘cop yourself on, will ya:yh_rotfl
FOC THREAD PART1
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Intelligence?
Lon;1174414 wrote: Intelligence has nothing to do with a degree from any university or college. The exception might be in physics, engineering, economics, mathematics.
Snowfire;1174458 wrote: I've had that same arguement with architects
Touché. Having worked and/or studied in these fields, I honestly believe that... there are no exceptions in any field! :yh_rotfl
Lon;1174598 wrote: People that belong to MENSA have IQ'S that are in the top 2% of the population. There are a number of IQ tests that can be used to join MENSA, but the test that MENSA uses is the most acceptable. MENSA currently has 100,000 members internationally.
Mensa Information
Actually, I qualified for Mensa under what is called "prior evidence"... my SAT scores were well above the unimpressive 1250 needed to qualify for Mensa back then. However, I still would have qualified as my IQ scores were also well within the top percentile. Getting back to the point though, any idiot could have easily scored a 1250 back in 1986 and I'm convinced that there are more than a few idiots who have somehow managed to infiltrate even Mensa. :yh_rotfl
Having said that... I'm certainly not immune from occasionally displaying a lack of intelligence. I don't believe that anyone is, really. :wah:
Snowfire;1174458 wrote: I've had that same arguement with architects
Touché. Having worked and/or studied in these fields, I honestly believe that... there are no exceptions in any field! :yh_rotfl
Lon;1174598 wrote: People that belong to MENSA have IQ'S that are in the top 2% of the population. There are a number of IQ tests that can be used to join MENSA, but the test that MENSA uses is the most acceptable. MENSA currently has 100,000 members internationally.
Mensa Information
Actually, I qualified for Mensa under what is called "prior evidence"... my SAT scores were well above the unimpressive 1250 needed to qualify for Mensa back then. However, I still would have qualified as my IQ scores were also well within the top percentile. Getting back to the point though, any idiot could have easily scored a 1250 back in 1986 and I'm convinced that there are more than a few idiots who have somehow managed to infiltrate even Mensa. :yh_rotfl
Having said that... I'm certainly not immune from occasionally displaying a lack of intelligence. I don't believe that anyone is, really. :wah:
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What is Intelligence?
G-man;1180751 wrote: Touché. Having worked and/or studied in these fields, I honestly believe that... there are no exceptions in any field! :yh_rotfl
Actually, I qualified for Mensa under what is called "prior evidence"... my SAT scores were well above the unimpressive 1250 needed to qualify for Mensa back then. However, I still would have qualified as my IQ scores were also well within the top percentile. Getting back to the point though, any idiot could have easily scored a 1250 back in 1986 and I'm convinced that there are more than a few idiots who have somehow managed to infiltrate even Mensa. :yh_rotfl
Having said that... I'm certainly not immune from occasionally displaying a lack of intelligence. I don't believe that anyone is, really. :wah:
An individual could have a very low SAT score and have a very high IQ, they don't necessarily coordinate.
Actually, I qualified for Mensa under what is called "prior evidence"... my SAT scores were well above the unimpressive 1250 needed to qualify for Mensa back then. However, I still would have qualified as my IQ scores were also well within the top percentile. Getting back to the point though, any idiot could have easily scored a 1250 back in 1986 and I'm convinced that there are more than a few idiots who have somehow managed to infiltrate even Mensa. :yh_rotfl
Having said that... I'm certainly not immune from occasionally displaying a lack of intelligence. I don't believe that anyone is, really. :wah:
An individual could have a very low SAT score and have a very high IQ, they don't necessarily coordinate.
What is Intelligence?
G-man;1180751 wrote: Touché. Having worked and/or studied in these fields, I honestly believe that... there are no exceptions in any field! :yh_rotfl
Actually, I qualified for Mensa under what is called "prior evidence"... my SAT scores were well above the unimpressive 1250 needed to qualify for Mensa back then. However, I still would have qualified as my IQ scores were also well within the top percentile. Getting back to the point though, any idiot could have easily scored a 1250 back in 1986 and I'm convinced that there are more than a few idiots who have somehow managed to infiltrate even Mensa. :yh_rotfl
Having said that... I'm certainly not immune from occasionally displaying a lack of intelligence. I don't believe that anyone is, really. :wah:
hmmm,,, and what constitutes an idoit?:sneaky:
Actually, I qualified for Mensa under what is called "prior evidence"... my SAT scores were well above the unimpressive 1250 needed to qualify for Mensa back then. However, I still would have qualified as my IQ scores were also well within the top percentile. Getting back to the point though, any idiot could have easily scored a 1250 back in 1986 and I'm convinced that there are more than a few idiots who have somehow managed to infiltrate even Mensa. :yh_rotfl
Having said that... I'm certainly not immune from occasionally displaying a lack of intelligence. I don't believe that anyone is, really. :wah:
hmmm,,, and what constitutes an idoit?:sneaky:
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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Intelligence?
kazalala;1180878 wrote: hmmm,,, and what constitutes an idoit?:sneaky:
Idiot? I use the term loosely... :p
Idiot? I use the term loosely... :p
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