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Stupid or Smart?

Are You Stupid or Smart?


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Are you Stupid or Smart?

I'm smart. Doesn't mean I know a lot more than other people, but it does mean that I know what I don't know.

And just because you don't know about a subject doesn't mean you're stupid.
 
I actually made this poll mainly in response to those recent mindless polls like Is Obama an American.
 
I think as far as humans go there's no such thing as intelligence, there's just different levels of stupidity. As much as we know compared to our ancestors, one has to concede that we still know very little. Actually, I suppose that's more ignorance. But human condition is rather nonsensical and irrational so I still stand by my point.
 
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No one has ever accused me of being smart.
 
I think as far as humans go there's no such thing as intelligence, there's just different levels of stupidity. As much as we know compared to our ancestors, one has to concede that we still know very little. Actually, I suppose that's more ignorance. But human condition is rather nonsensical and irrational so I still stand by my point.

Compared to what ancestors? Like the last few generations that are over the hill now?

In regards to the OP, it depends on what you're comparing yourself too. I'm a lot smarter than the average 17 year old, so I would say I'm smart.
 
Honestly I will come right out and admit I am stupid. Not in an academic sense, but rather a social sense. I continuously try too hard with friends, and most of the time I will not even really notice if a girl is talking to me because she likes me. Generally a friend will come over and nudge me about stuff like that. I have friends tell me I am one of the smartest kids they know in every area except social intelligence.
 
Was Socrates stupid?

I've never met him. Maybe he was an alien in disguise, or a prophet of some sort.

Compared to what ancestors? Like the last few generations that are over the hill now?

I was thinking everyone prior to the 20th century.


As a complete imbecile once said, "We may not be as stupid as the stupid f*cks that came before us, but we're still inherently stupid f*cks."
 
This kind of reminds me of what my teacher would do after we took a test, she would say when you finish you can get one piece of candy, either a Smarties, or a Dum Dum :lol:
 
D'oh! I meant to pick I'm smart!*










*The type of thing that someone says after accidentally picking the correct choice :mrgreen:
 
The easiest way of measuring someones intelligence is if they know when to use an apostrophe.
 
stillballin75 said:
Was Socrates stupid?

He wasn't Sir Issac Newton smart, but he was smarter than the average bear. Some would say that Socrates should have taken the banishment over hemlock, although he is very clear in his dialog from the prison cell that a philosopher's ultimate goal is to enter the kingdom of God (Zeus in his case). Besides, he was in his seventies when life expectancy was far lower for the population of Athens at that time.

EDIT: Me, I had to go back and get StillBallin's quote because I clicked the wrong button. So that's part of my shining brilliance.
 
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who would say their stupid??

I know a lot about certain subjects... other times I ask questions, and people on these boards accuse me of being stupid or an idiot for asking questions when I am, in fact, trying to understand their position. I think I am pragmatic, and no... I am not stupid.
 
I just clicked on a thread called, "Poll: Are you stupid or smart?" How stupid do you have to be to do that?

Smarter than baby Trig...



















*LOL. I know I am going to make enemies with this comment. But I have an offensive sense of humor sometimes... :2razz:
 
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