The lack of respect and the decline of today's society. (RANT)

[devilock76]

LMAO

Ken I'm sorry to say this but -

First of all intelligent and smart are synonyms. (english is not my first languange but clearly you don't know English properly)



You're the one not understanding these terms, not me.

I do know the difference between intelligence and being educated (having an education above others).

You are obviously an idiot who did not understand the words I used. And thanks to the evidence you so graciously provided I have determined that all of your problems are your own doing from probably being generally incompetent. Furthermore you are now my litmus test for all Romanians since you are the one Romanian I have had contact with that such idiocy is why your country became the largest indebted to the IMF in the recent financial crisis.

I would respond to your "points" directly but since they show a complete lack of any understanding of my original points it is a waste of my time. And by proxy you have proven Romania as a waste of good parking space for Europe. Hope you enjoy dem apples. Good day.

Ken

[sgreger1]

I am partially for communism, for your own information purely because of the respect between people that you clearly don't have, not because innocent people were killed.

A communist form of government does not magically make all of it's citizens more respectfull towards each other. Just in case you were under the faulty impressional that it did.

[Thunder_Snus]

If you have that many kids you should be paying for the increased damage they will inevitably do to the environment. how many should be the limit, I don't know. This is a difficult subject for me just because I'm against government regulation but love the planet.

Making a general assumption that there is a 1:1 man woman ratio right now (clearly thats not the exact case) if everyone paired up and had one child the population would be cu tin half by the time the parents died. Not only could we all go to the super bowl theres a good chance some of us would be playing in it.

[charmando]

If you have that many kids you should be paying for the increased damage they will inevitably do to the environment. how many should be the limit, I don't know. This is a difficult subject for me just because I'm against government regulation but love the planet.

[sgreger1]

An IQ test, sgreger is the exact genuine test to determine intelligence. (don't ever tell your kids otherwise)

And please educate yourself on what intelligence means and make the difference between the two terms: "intelligence" and "education".

Have you ever asked yourself why IQ tests come with a time limit and why you're given logic puzzles to solve? Don't think so. Well, that test measures the exact speed at which you can attain the information. ............ if you have a better test for intelligence than all of us have (IQ) then please reinvent the wheel ;-)

Okay Precious. I will say it one more time. No I can not find a better test for intelligence because, and I quote, "There's is no scientific consensus on intelligence, unfortunately. Because there's not a concrete, agreed-upon consensus of what intelligence is, it's impossible to assess how well IQ tests measure it."

Do you understand this.

[sgreger1]

LMAO

Ken I'm sorry to say this but -

First of all intelligent and smart are synonyms. (english is not my first languange but clearly you don't know English properly)



You're the one not understanding these terms, not me.

I do know the difference between intelligence and being educated (having an education above others).

Do IQ tests have a portion on them for reading comprehension? Because you completely disregarded his entire post to argue over the symantics of his use of two synonyms, completely disregarding the point he was making.

If you got a high score on an IQ test, than that is more than enough proof that they are not a good measure of intelligence. I hate to make this personal but I mean you are acting like a child who can't even read or have a rational discussion. Really, it's like you are trying to be intentionally obtuse on this thread and I can not for the life of me figure out the reason why.


Enjoy your super intelligence, but please read a few books when you get a chance.

[Thunder_Snus]

Just to clarify I also don't believe in forced sterilization, I thought thundersnus was joking. Increased amounts of endocrine disrupting chemicals used for agricultural purposes is probably the reason for increased stillbirths. Or some sort of chemical our bodies are not able to metabolize.

I was half joking, but there may be desperate times coming soon. If someone wants to have 17 kids and has no money to pay for them do you agree that you should have to pay taxes to fund programs that send money to these people? I support helping those in need but not if they are purposefully putting themselves in need.

[precious007]

Don't even bother. Precious genuinely believes that an IQ test is a DIRECT measure of intelligence and that he is clearly more intelligent than everyone here. He is SO intelligent in fact that he can not even comprehend it when I try to explain that IQ quotient tests, like many other standardized or non-standardized tests, are not a good measure of ACTUAL intelligence. Everyone knows this, we just use IQ tests because it's the closest, most consistent thing we have to measure general intelligence, but a high score != an truly intelligent person, nor does a lower score mean someone is stupid.

What precious doesn't know could fill a whole book. And, to quote Reagan, it's not that Precious doesn't know anything, it's just that he knows so much that isn't true.

An IQ test, sgreger is the exact genuine test to determine intelligence. (don't ever tell your kids otherwise)

And please educate yourself on what intelligence means and make the difference between the two terms: "intelligence" and "education".

Have you ever asked yourself why IQ tests come with a time limit and why you're given logic puzzles to solve? Don't think so. Well, that test measures the exact speed at which you can attain the information. ............ if you have a better test for intelligence than all of us have (IQ) then please reinvent the wheel ;-)

Precious...being "smart" is commonly used in America as a substitute for being "intelligent." However, having a high IQ, or a high possibility of being intelligent, does not make one "smart." if someone has a high IQ, but does not get educated, they will not usually be "smart." it's why in school the people with the best grades are not necessarily the ones with the highest IQ's, but is many times the ones who study and work harder.

Don't deny that entirely.

Well - smart IS exactly the synonym of intelligent. (and smart does not mean well educated). (I don't care how people use these words in America but they're clearly making a mistake according to the English dictionary.

[resnor]

Precious...being "smart" is commonly used in America as a substitute for being "intelligent." However, having a high IQ, or a high possibility of being intelligent, does not make one "smart." if someone has a high IQ, but does not get educated, they will not usually be "smart." it's why in school the people with the best grades are not necessarily the ones with the highest IQ's, but is many times the ones who study and work harder.

[sgreger1]

Precious, in regards to IQ tests, here are some thoughts, perhaps you will be intelligent enough to read them and understand what they mean.

There's not a scientific consensus on intelligence, unfortunately. Because there's not a concrete, agreed-upon consensus of what intelligence is, it's impossible to assess how well IQ tests measure it.

One of those who scored the highest IQ is the daughter of Mach. She has an IQ of a little over 200 or so. She is married to a man who didn't score very high and was rejected from every medical school in america that he applied. That man made the artificial heart. She writes a column in a magazine. Interpret this as you will.

[charmando]

double-bagging it is actually less safe, the friction between the latex makes tiny holes. just a word of warning.

[charmando]

Just to clarify I also don't believe in forced sterilization, I thought thundersnus was joking. Increased amounts of endocrine disrupting chemicals used for agricultural purposes is probably the reason for increased stillbirths. Or some sort of chemical our bodies are not able to metabolize.

[Thunder_Snus]

Precious i really dont want to seem like an ass but is it that hard to just stop this?

[precious007]

I don't think you understand the terms properly. IQ or intelligent quotient in quick simple terms does not test how smart a person is. What it tests (and poorly at that, standardized or not) is the ability for someone to attain knowledge, as in how fact you can absorb a new concept. So if you have a high IQ but never do anything with it you will still be stupid. And someone with an average or even low IQ could learn particle physics but it will take longer and more work. In short it is the rate at which someone can attain and recall and apply knowledge. What most people call "smart" in society or "intelligent" is usually a reflection of perceived knowledge.

But here is the thing IQ can change. Your brain can age and not be challenged and it gets lower. Additionally the brain can be trained like any muscle and the synapsis and neurons learn to fire faster and make better connections.

But even more so IQ has no determination on your contribution to society, there are people out there with high IQ's doing crime and/or menial jobs, and there are people with low IQ's doing charity work or in positions of power and prestige.

Ken

LMAO

Ken I'm sorry to say this but -

First of all intelligent and smart are synonyms. (english is not my first languange but clearly you don't know English properly)

Sense 3:
bright, smart
intelligent

You're the one not understanding these terms, not me.

I do know the difference between intelligence and being educated (having an education above others).

[truthwolf1]

Actually you are correct, the US was into Eugenics until it became not cool since the germans were doing it. Not that we ever went to the lengths the Germans did or anything. We didn't fight them because of their eugenics policies really, so on that point I stand corrected and take it back. The point was that I don't believe in forced sterilization.

Like have said for years.. JUST SEND IN THE FEMINISTS! and you will see birth rates drop. No sterilization to worry about!