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I've always thought men are smarter.

Porcelain — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:11:30 GMT

Agree or disagree with this statement? Upset about it?

Personally I disagree and I am not upset. Some men are smarter about some things, some women are smarter about some things. It's all kind of a wash because different people are smarter about different things in different ways. And some people are just plain not smart and some people are just plain geniuses.

Did you know? They say that Einstein (even though he was a genuine genius) couldn't tie his shoes. So if you can tie your shoes, you've got one over on Einstein.

I think in general some people have their smarts evenly spread out and others have their smarts in distinct, noticeable clumps. And genius can manifest in physical ability as well as mental, emotional, or spiritual ability.

What do you think? Do you consider yourself smart? Does your genius manifest most in the physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual realm?

Re: I've always thought men are smarter.

hopi — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:17:26 GMT

@Porcelain

Einstein wore loafers

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Porcelain — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:18:15 GMT

@hopi wrote:
@Porcelain
Einstein wore loafers

Smart of him! Problem solved.

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DottieBlue — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:19:43 GMT

Einstein's wife was also as brilliant as he was.

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Jordan2 — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:20:18 GMT

I don't think you can generalize this, men excel in some areas , while women in others. I don't think gender is an indication of intelligence. I will say, I think as a whole men are better drivers than women. I have a niece I consider to be a very good driver, I always say to her "this is a compliment, you drive like a man"!

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DottieBlue — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:28:32 GMT

Aren't men's vehicle insurance rates higher than women's due to more accidents? That is what I always heard.

And more male "road ragers"?

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Porcelain — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:24:53 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
I don't think you can generalize this, men excel in some areas , while women in others. I don't think gender is an indication of intelligence. I will say, I think as a whole men are better drivers than women. I have a niece I consider to be a very good driver, I always say to her "this is a compliment, you drive like a man"!

I think it's a mix as to driving too. The three worst drivers I've ever ridden with have been men. Angry drivers. Really scary. We all have different experiences.

I'm a so so driver. Not bad but not amazing. There are some really bad passengers out there too! lol

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DottieBlue — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:26:27 GMT

I'm a Women's Libber, so I have NEVER subscribed to the theory that men are smarter than women, just because they are born male.

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jubilant — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:27:02 GMT

No, I don't think men are smarter and I don't think a smart person would make that statement (not you!)..... I'm referring to whomever made that statement. It doesn't upset me. It's just a false statement. Smart just may be in the eye of the beholder.

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Nancy Drew — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:31:01 GMT

In 59 years I have never heard one person ever utter the words "men are smarter".

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:36:21 GMT

@Nancy Drew wrote:
In 59 years I have never heard one person ever utter the words "men are smarter".

@Nancy Drew I never did either, and I'm older than you.

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deepwaterdotter — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:37:16 GMT

I consider myself to be a mental work-in-progress.

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candyagain — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:42:03 GMT

It's been my observation that smart comes in all genders, IQ scores, education, occupations.....

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on the bay — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:43:04 GMT

@Porcelain -

One of my father's favorite books was "Emotional Intelligence."

I think if someone has that, they have a lot of what they need!

And as to the title of the post-

I think that's a stupid statement!😁

Re: I've always thought men are smarter.

noodleann — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:46:16 GMT

Smarter than what? Wastebaskets? Pigeons? Bacteria?

We don't live in a binary world, and the men I have the privilege of knowing are aware of that and would never post something that assumed the old reality. They're all too smart to post a query like this, and would be too smart to answer it. But I'm just a girl, so I did.

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denisemb — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:45:07 GMT

Guess I could consider myself "smart' as I formerly belonged to MENSA (got tired of paying dues).

<shrug> Only thing I'm aware of is soooo many things I don't know! LOL

Never thought of it as a gender thing.

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CrazyDaisy — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:47:40 GMT

How do you define "smart", there is book smart, street smart, life smart ect.

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denisemb — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:52:22 GMT

@CrazyDaisy wrote:
How do you define "smart", there is book smart, street smart, life smart ect.

You forgot smart aleck - now THERE I excel!

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chickenbutt — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:54:59 GMT

I actually always thought that women were smarter than men, in general.

However, these days I don't know. A lot of female stupid going on out there.

But, despite that brand of stupid (mostly brainwashing), I still think that, in the overall, women are smarter than men.

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Porcelain — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:55:26 GMT

@denisemb wrote:
@CrazyDaisy wrote:
How do you define "smart", there is book smart, street smart, life smart ect.
You forgot smart aleck - now THERE I excel!

I get called a smart alek all the time! I usually respond, "rather be a smart aleck than a dumb aleck!" And then duck.