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IQ tests measure many things.Is IQ the only measurement of ability? Doesn't it measure only one type of intelligence? I know for a fact modern science considers there to be multiple intelligence. So for example, empaths, are people that can literally "feel" what another person is feeling while they communicate with them, and a lot of them have social anxiety disorder. I think these people think there are something wrong with them simply because they have an "ability" that others do not.
FYI, what most people are referring to/crucial is..
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=iq+g+factor
Not really.sookster said:But we seem to correlate intelligence to economic output, which isn't surprising given our culture. However, considering there are multiple intelligence, and that IQ scores do not measure all of them, is it not possible for someone to be intelligent and have ability but not be as economically strong because of the time we live in? For example, painters during the Renaissance.
We are talking about intellectual ability/output.
ie, Chess Masters don't have much economic output, but alot of abstract intelligence.
IQ is app 75% Heritable.sookster said:Then there is to consider what "ability" or "intelligence" is derived from. Nature vs. Nurture right? Some people just don't have a chance to work at Google because of what they were born with, while others won't have that opportunity because of the neighborhood they live in even if they had the ability.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ#Estimates_of_the_heritability_of_IQ
Not very valuable. We have an excess of manual labor people, when higher ability ones are who create jobs, not just take them.sookster said:Could it be argued that everyone has some sort of intelligence to offer the world? I know a guy that works at the Wal-Mart docks, and his social skills are amazing. Everyone likes him, and I can talk to him with complete ease like everyone else. That may not land him the 1 million dollar job, but I would say that still makes him valuable. I would argue that different intelligence gets the spotlight so to speak in different eras.
But he he sounds like a credit to society.
Agreed. You never know who you're shaking hands with.sookster said:What I am saying is I think people have different value, as to what they bring to the table of humanity, and certain traits gets more value based upon society at that time. However, I think everyone should be treated the same, regardless of their value, especially considering the minority of people that have the optimal circumstances of upbringing, and how society refuses to fix that issue based upon ideological reasons.
Many have received the Medal of Honor without a 3 digit IQ, and they are heroes to us all.
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