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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:48:51 PM EDT
[#1]
I'm wicked smart and arrogant. I learned to tame the arrogant bit a lot during my 30s and now I don't make people feel like shit nearly as much.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:49:38 PM EDT
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Currently 87 above average.
Fuckin GD. ETA: I voted average. I can find my way around most mechanical issues and have decent problem solving skills. Can supervise a group of people etc. I dont know, maybe Im modest but it didnt seem right to choose above average. Also, herp derp potatoe. 
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:49:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well, with the wording on the poll I voted as to reflect your intelligence, not mine. My IQ has been confirmed between 35 and 40 by three doctors, they were amazed I could stand let alone respond the threads on an iPhone.  |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:49:48 PM EDT
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I have never take an "intelligence" test. I did graduate with an EE degree and now I install control systems. I can carry on a conversation with a billionaire( and have) or the mill rights and electricians that work for me. I am an Eagle Scout and I know not to drive in the fucking left hand lane doing <70 which I think gives me above average intelligence.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:50:16 PM EDT
[#5]
No, I work for a living and in the private sector.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:50:26 PM EDT
[#6]
Above. Approximately. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:51:48 PM EDT
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Seriously....do you consider yourself "smart"? Given a standard bell curve, 68% of the distribution will be within 1 standard deviation of the mean. That said, are you part of that 68%, or are you at least 2 standard deviations to the right of the 'average'? Or are you somewhere off to the left 
Not looking for numerics....just gut reaction....are you of above average intelligence or an average joe like the rest of us? Intelligent and smart aren't the same thing. Expound on that...in your own words Smart can be applied to learned inferences, such as making smart business or emotional decisions. Smart is an earned status. When we study and learn, we become smarter in the subject matter. Book smart or street smart, we have to put effort into becoming smarter. Intelligence, on the other hand, is something with which you are born. Your IQ is a measurement of your intelligence, and doesn’t change because it is a measure of your ability to learn. This can apply to terms we chronically associate with intelligence, like math, or it can apply to your ability to learn negotiation of emotional issues. In either case, it is inherent, and it simply stems from your genetic makeup. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:52:14 PM EDT
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Well, with the wording on the poll I voted as to reflect your intelligence, not mine. My IQ has been confirmed between 35 and 40 by three doctors, they were amazed I could stand let alone respond the threads on an iPhone. Damn dude....I've handed you a loaded gun and turned my back to you 
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:52:15 PM EDT
[#9]
Just as expected. 99% of Arfcommers are smarter than average.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:52:59 PM EDT
[#10]
Just the fact that we can figure out how to work them thar interwebs makes us above average intelligence.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:53:39 PM EDT
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A salient point. I don't know everything. Far from it. But every time I make a mistake or find out something I didn't know, it becomes a learning experience, and so I learn from it. Intelligence is really about that more than anything else. Not how smart you are, but your ability to learn. I don't even claim that my stellar performance on the standard tests given to me in my school days was even always a fair performance. I was reading the Encyclopedia Britannica for fun when I was six years old and any question I ever read in any test, I remembered, so if I took another test and the same question was in it, I had the advantage of already knowing the answer. I did well on those tests because of MEMORY. But you could say, fairly, that such a level of memorization is only possible through a great deal of learning, which would by itself seem to validate the point of the intelligence or aptitude test. It tends to skew test results. Not that I ever cared about that. I always take a "take no prisoners" attitude toward any kind of test, written or otherwise. I WILL do my best at it even if my best consists of having memorized the questions and answers. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In every aptitude and intelligence test I've ever taken, I was way off on the right side of the chart. 99 percentile. Based on what I know of you (surmised purely from your posts) I don't doubt this Funny, I was thinking "I've read a lot of his posts and I wouldn't have guessed that in a million years." Perhaps you are confusing acumen with application A salient point. I don't know everything. Far from it. But every time I make a mistake or find out something I didn't know, it becomes a learning experience, and so I learn from it. Intelligence is really about that more than anything else. Not how smart you are, but your ability to learn. I don't even claim that my stellar performance on the standard tests given to me in my school days was even always a fair performance. I was reading the Encyclopedia Britannica for fun when I was six years old and any question I ever read in any test, I remembered, so if I took another test and the same question was in it, I had the advantage of already knowing the answer. I did well on those tests because of MEMORY. But you could say, fairly, that such a level of memorization is only possible through a great deal of learning, which would by itself seem to validate the point of the intelligence or aptitude test. It tends to skew test results. Not that I ever cared about that. I always take a "take no prisoners" attitude toward any kind of test, written or otherwise. I WILL do my best at it even if my best consists of having memorized the questions and answers. Don't lie to us, you are really 14ys old, 6ft 200 lbs rock solid and going to MIT and you are also a fag? amirite? |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:54:44 PM EDT
[#12]
 70% above average....stop!...I can't breath!!!!.......
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:54:51 PM EDT
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Let's see, I scored a 130 IQ, which is above average.
But I certainly don't know everything. A huge part of intelligence is knowing when you don't know something. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:55:18 PM EDT
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LOL i Love how the majority votes 'above average intelligence'. Fun fact for you incredibly smart folks who voted that way - you are actually dumber then average. You are dumb and cannot except that fact so you vote smarter than average. You adorable dumb retards. Yeah. (105) 70.9% of the respondents, by definition, cant be above average. Ha!
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:55:19 PM EDT
[#15]
I don't understand the question.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:55:26 PM EDT
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I'm pretty dumb. But you all figured that out from my past posts. 
Voted below average, because I do some seriously stupid shit sometimes.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:55:29 PM EDT
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Scored less than 1000 when I took the SAT.
At 12 years old.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:56:02 PM EDT
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I'm not intelligent enough to score high on the IQ test, but I'm smart enough to have retired at age 56..... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Seriously....do you consider yourself "smart"? Given a standard bell curve, 68% of the distribution will be within 1 standard deviation of the mean. That said, are you part of that 68%, or are you at least 2 standard deviations to the right of the 'average'? Or are you somewhere off to the left
Not looking for numerics....just gut reaction....are you of above average intelligence or an average joe like the rest of us? Intelligent and smart aren't the same thing. Expound on that...in your own words I'm not intelligent enough to score high on the IQ test, but I'm smart enough to have retired at age 56..... Smart answer! 
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:56:06 PM EDT
[#19]
I R A Excellent Bullshitter, long time.
Danny
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:56:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah. (105) 70.9% of the respondents, by definition, cant be above average. Ha! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: LOL i Love how the majority votes 'above average intelligence'. Fun fact for you incredibly smart folks who voted that way - you are actually dumber then average. You are dumb and cannot except that fact so you vote smarter than average. You adorable dumb retards. Yeah. (105) 70.9% of the respondents, by definition, cant be above average. Ha! Actually they can. Arfcom is not a random population sample.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:56:45 PM EDT
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Smart can be applied to learned inferences, such as making smart business or emotional decisions. Smart is an earned status. When we study and learn, we become smarter in the subject matter. Book smart or street smart, we have to put effort into becoming smarter. Intelligence, on the other hand, is something with which you are born. Your IQ is a measurement of your intelligence, and doesn’t change because it is a measure of your ability to learn. This can apply to terms we chronically associate with intelligence, like math, or it can apply to your ability to learn negotiation of emotional issues. In either case, it is inherent, and it simply stems from your genetic makeup. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Seriously....do you consider yourself "smart"? Given a standard bell curve, 68% of the distribution will be within 1 standard deviation of the mean. That said, are you part of that 68%, or are you at least 2 standard deviations to the right of the 'average'? Or are you somewhere off to the left
Not looking for numerics....just gut reaction....are you of above average intelligence or an average joe like the rest of us? Intelligent and smart aren't the same thing. Expound on that...in your own words Smart can be applied to learned inferences, such as making smart business or emotional decisions. Smart is an earned status. When we study and learn, we become smarter in the subject matter. Book smart or street smart, we have to put effort into becoming smarter. Intelligence, on the other hand, is something with which you are born. Your IQ is a measurement of your intelligence, and doesn’t change because it is a measure of your ability to learn. This can apply to terms we chronically associate with intelligence, like math, or it can apply to your ability to learn negotiation of emotional issues. In either case, it is inherent, and it simply stems from your genetic makeup. Thank you...excellent response.
I suppose I am asking about perceived cognitive ability. By smart I don't mean the ability to memorize data, but rather, the ability to synthesize data and produce applied solutions as the output of said syntheses. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:57:04 PM EDT
[#22]
Every time my wife quizzes me I fail.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:58:28 PM EDT
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Per your screen name, not so much 
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Smarter than two billion people! Per your screen name, not so much
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:59:05 PM EDT
[#24]
Thread needs test to determine.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:59:30 PM EDT
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Let's see, I scored a 130 IQ, which is above average. But I certainly don't know everything. A huge part of intelligence is knowing when you don't know something. HAHA....he even used Latin in his user title....google is you friend! |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:59:49 PM EDT
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Just as expected. 99% of Arfcommers are smarter than average. It's funny because there are so many dumb motherfuckers on here...'cept maybe us two.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:00:51 PM EDT
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Actually they can. Arfcom is not a random population sample. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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LOL i Love how the majority votes 'above average intelligence'. Fun fact for you incredibly smart folks who voted that way - you are actually dumber then average. You are dumb and cannot except that fact so you vote smarter than average. You adorable dumb retards. Yeah. (105) 70.9% of the respondents, by definition, cant be above average. Ha! Actually they can. Arfcom is not a random population sample. Yeah, I know that. I was considering that this IS ARFCOM after all. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:01:01 PM EDT
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As a side note, this thread is representative of drinking and being bored
More brain cells will be killed in the facilitation of this thread than will be exercised
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:01:10 PM EDT
[#29]
I'm definitely smarter than at least a quarter of the people I meet; so yes, I think I'm pretty smart.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:01:21 PM EDT
[#30]
I wouldn't be surprised if the paid membership here skewed way above average. The poll is probably pretty true.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:01:31 PM EDT
[#31]
I'm smarter than the average bear.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:01:43 PM EDT
[#32]
I am certain everyone I work with on a day to day basis is orders of magnitude smarter than me.
I think that's what I hang out here. It's therapy. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:02:34 PM EDT
[#33]
No.
Why just the other day while removing a flat tire, I about stripped a nut because I was tightening it. Remember kids, its 'Righty tighty, lefty loosey', not 'Righty removey, lefty put it back on.' Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:03:43 PM EDT
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I wouldn't be surprised if the paid membership here skewed way above average. The poll is probably pretty true. If I wanted to skew the data I'd have posted this thread in the pit...those guys all think they are geniuses |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:04:27 PM EDT
[#35]
I am intelligent but I'm also a narcissist. So take that for what it's worth.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:04:31 PM EDT
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The 13 clowns who choose below average were just kidding.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:04:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Scored high on IQ test. Won't say where. Was in the "gifted and talented" program in middle/high school. I've been told that I'm the "smartest person I know" by several people who know me well. I don't associate with morons. I'm also an underachiever. I'm a journeyman at many things; Master of few. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:05:08 PM EDT
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I am certain everyone I work with on a day to day basis is orders of magnitude smarter than me. I think that's what I hang out here. It's therapy. lol |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:09:52 PM EDT
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I'm legally retarded.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:11:07 PM EDT
[#40]
I'm just a 'dumb fucking truck driver', according to the guy that parked his Subaru
under my trailer recently. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:13:48 PM EDT
[#41]
I'm a fucking Pakled.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:14:42 PM EDT
[#42]
Going by standardized tests, I have a fairly high IQ. That doesn't mean I'm smart in any useful way, just good at testing.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:16:14 PM EDT
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No. Why just the other day while removing a flat tire, I about stripped a nut because I was tightening it. Remember kids, its 'Righty tighty, lefty loosey', not 'Righty removey, lefty put it back on.' Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I apologize for finding humor in your misfortune but I LMFAO'd. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:16:17 PM EDT
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High school dropout, had to go to work because of hard times. Scored in the top 95 percentile in all areas on Luminosity yet I consider my education as poor. Found a set of home school books from the forties in a used book store. Taught myself basic Chemistry, Algebra, Geometry and Geography. studied hard enough to become an Assistant Fire Chief in a city of four hundred thousand.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:17:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I am certain everyone I work with on a day to day basis is orders of magnitude smarter than me. I think that's what I hang out here. It's therapy. Or drives me to drink anyway. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:18:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thread needs test to determine. search "treadmill"
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:18:14 PM EDT
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Well it's certainly not my dashing good looks, irresistible charm, or fabulous wealth getting me through life.
This. 
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:19:24 PM EDT
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I apologize for finding humor in your misfortune but I LMFAO'd. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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No. Why just the other day while removing a flat tire, I about stripped a nut because I was tightening it. Remember kids, its 'Righty tighty, lefty loosey', not 'Righty removey, lefty put it back on.' Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I apologize for finding humor in your misfortune but I LMFAO'd. Dont apologize. I was laughing pretty hard afterwards, too. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:19:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No. Why just the other day while removing a flat tire, I about stripped a nut because I was tightening it. Remember kids, its 'Righty tighty, lefty loosey', not 'Righty removey, lefty put it back on.' Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile The lug nuts on the left are backwards . It's an old one. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 6:21:48 PM EDT
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2k 95%
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