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[Preds]

On 11/1/2014 magicmoodz said:

By their Viewpoints posts -- no really, I am serious.

This is not directed at you, OP.

Boy, I'm in trouble then.

[Snowpuppy]

On 11/1/2014 qualitygal said:

Measure isn't the right word. Ok, say, just, what makes you say to yourself, gee, that person is pretty smart! (That's all).

I measure by: What have they done with what they have been given/gifted in life.

Some people are just clever. Not smart. They get what they want by manipulating.

Other people are not book smart, don't have the best education and began life disadvantaged. What did they do to get where they are?

Some have been given every advantage in life and tossed it all away.

That tells me how 'smart' someone is.

[traveler]

Lately it's been their political views and the radio/tv hosts they spout.

[Marianne1]

I take into account more than just knowledge.

Knowing facts is not enough, you have to be able (in my book) to communicate with others, not be off-putting or condescending and LISTEN to others.

[Burnsite]

Can people assess complex ideas, or do they simply "powerpoint" everything to one or two talking points. Real life is challenging, and either/or thinking avoids complexity. If everyone goes this way, we are less able to fix problems.

As to intelligence per se, I agree with Antonio Gramsci (who died in jail, where he had been put by the Fascists in the 1920s). "Everyone is an intellectual, [even though] not everyone has in society the function of an intellectual." He felt that political organizations needed to respect the public's brains and acknowledge that everyone on this planet confronts and solves problems daily.

Anyhow, to me, intelligence is demonstrated by an interest in solving problems. Complaining that somebody else hasn't solved one's problems is very human, but it doesn't provide solutions or even encourage them.

[colliemom4]

On 11/1/2014 Bluegrassbaby said:

On 11/1/2014 qualitygal said:

Measure isn't the right word. Ok, say, just, what makes you say to yourself, gee, that person is pretty smart! (That's all).

Well...I've run across a few real nut cases recently, does that qualify? LOL

[colliemom4]

On 11/1/2014 Complicated said:

I take into account more than just knowledge.

Knowing facts is not enough, you have to be able (in my book) to communicate with others, not be off-putting or condescending and LISTEN to others.

ITA!

[LilacTree]

As is often stated about many things . . . I know it when I see it, usually within 15 minutes.

[scotttie]

On 11/1/2014 focksie said:

An intelligent person has doubts, questions, and tries to find solutions. An intelligent person knows that they do not know it all.

^^^this

[deepwaterdotter]

On 11/1/2014 focksie said:

An intelligent person has doubts, questions, and tries to find solutions. An intelligent person knows that they do not know it all.

This is an "intelligent" response.