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Does intelligence actually exist in humanity?
LeegOfChldrn
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Today I questioned if Intelligence is a real thing. I actually am leaning more on the side of intelligence not being real. That intelligence is actually nothing more than the development/health of the brain * learned information (knowledge).
I decided to start a blog about it here
http://irrationalopinion.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/does-intelligence-exist-in-humanity/
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Your thesis of "human intelligence does not exist" because you lack the intelligence to learn a programming language is quite humorous to me.
"I cannot learn this particular subject - human intelligence must not exist." Derp.
It would also seem that his original definition of intelligence in the article is 'the rate at which a person is able to learn' and then he changes that definition as soon as he has his epiphany to 'the capacity to learn' itself. Through out the article he flip flops between the two of them as needed to prove his various points without accepting that both are acceptable if they're used in their correct context - which he doesn't do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VrFV5r8cs0
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Intelligence, as you apparently choose to define it, does not exist.
This is however due to you choosing to oversimplify a very complicated issue more than anything else. The concept that any one aspect of a person's mental faculty can define their intelligence is false. The concept that an intelligent person would be able to learn all subjects with similar difficulty in the same manner is false. The concept that there is a mental factor that affects one's ability to learn, independant of upbringing or prior education, is resoundingly true, and proven hundreds of times over.
Take computer programming for instance since you bring it up. Many highly intelligent people with a strong understanding of technology have a hard time with programming. Not because the concepts are particularly difficult, but because it requires that one learn the details of a new language, a skill not generally associated with the mindset required for other technical courses of study.
Do bear in mind that intelligence, so far as we can tell, appears to be approximately 70% genetic, with the remaining factor being affected primarily by environment and diet through the first 10ish years of life. Therefore, a correlation between relatively well to do families producing intelligent children is to be expected.
Wisdom is not simply acquired knowledge or experiences either. It is insight and understanding of a topic. Generally, a person is only called wise if they have a deep understanding of a wide variety of topics. It is entirely possible to be incredibly intelligent and incredibly well educated, but not be wise at all.
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