What is Intelligence

[Mick Mac]

IQ tends to be tested under exam conditions, involving no verbal communication but in life I believe we are judged by friends and peers on our communication skills and ability to talk around subjects and express our thoughts verbally.

Which is more valuable skill in life, strong analytical/logical skills, or verbal communication skills.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I think the ability to cook outweighs all.

[Narnia]

Intelligence is knowing what to do when you don't know what to do. Well at least that's what a quote I stole from somewhere said. I quite like it. It doesn't make sense but sort of does.

[*Bob*]

Reading between the lines, Mick - I'm guessing you're more of a 'talker'.

[felt-tip]

Intelligence is the ability to identify relationships and educe co-relationships.

[*Bob*]

you what?

[HonaloochieB]

You what, you what, you what? To quote a KLF song.

But seriously, you what?

Edited, because I missed a comma and didn't want to look like a maroon.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

If you were, eg, an officer in the Army and had to work out the best plan, you'd be pretty buggered if you didn't have the verbal skills to disseminate it.

[Kells]

I would say that verbal skills are more important, for exactly the reasons PGC said.

Sadly enough, I think I'm fairly intelligent in an analytical sort of way, but I'm resorting to "what she said" on a forum. Oh dear, that proves my point.

And if anyone has any tips on how to persuade people, I'm listening...

[mockney piers]

If you were, eg, a rocket scientist and had to work out the best trajectory to the moon, you'd probably want more than Ted max or honaloochie like verbal skills to poetically and memorably say, 'right, i'd like this big pointy thing to go to the big round light in the sky'.

The worlds big, there's room for all sorts of intelligence, and if you believe the press then it would seem even Rooney Gazza was a genius apparently!!

[HonaloochieB]

mockney piers Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> If you were, eg, a rocket scientist and had to

> work out the best trajectory to the moon, you'd

> probably want more than Ted max or honaloochie

> like verbal skills to poetically and memorably

> say, 'right, i'd like this big pointy thing to go

> to the big round light in the sky'.

>

Seen, geez.

[mockney piers]

That was meant to be a compliment, clearly i have some work to do on those verbal skills too. :-/

[Kells]

I agree with that, but rocket scientists have to work in teams as well. And NASA probably can't afford many "I told you so, if only you'd listened" moments.

[mockney piers]

Agree with MM though that IQ seems a very narrow definition of intelligence with all those damn silly shapes. 50 is a good score though isn't it? Like a Wimbledon seed yep?

[HonaloochieB]

mockney piers Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> That was meant to be a compliment, clearly i have

> some work to do on those verbal skills too. :-/

Tooken as such, geez. Seriously.

Come, touch fis'.

[mockney piers]

Word cousin.

[mockney piers]

Interestingly just seen the gazza story, so we might have to add comedy to his more usual sporting genius accolades.

[HonaloochieB]

mockney piers Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Interestingly just seen the gazza story, so we

> might have to add comedy to his more usual

> sporting genius accolades.

I think he already had a comedic streak, MP.

Have you not heard his version of The Fog On The Tyne?

It's genuinely and intentionally funny to my ears.

[*Bob*]

Definitely a ladies man too.. when he's not punching them in the face, of course.

[Narnia]

As a direct answer to your question Mick I would say the latter given the number of bullshi**ers I've come across in life who appear to have done well for themselves.

[EDKiwi]

Narnia Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> >

> As a direct answer to your question Mick I would

> say the latter given the number of bullshi**ers

> I've come across in life who appear to have done

> well for themselves.

Seems to a large number of them in Westminster anyways.

[DJKillaQueen]

hmm intelligence imo is the ability to understand information and to then reinterpret it. Genius is the ability to rewrite it and the ability to commmunicate it is just well...good communication skills.

But seeing as we live in a world where having a big pair of bristols will earn you more having a first class maths degree then who really gives a f*ck.

>:D<

[Windom]

well yes there is that i suppose

[JohnL]

If you have excellent verbal skills, but are absolutely wrong in your analysis then you will brilliantly sell your wrong solution to everybody.

Is this why we work in teams, and differing roles in teams exist ?

[RosieH]

DJKillaQueen Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> But seeing as we live in a world where having a

> big pair of bristols will earn you more having a

> first class maths degree then who really gives a

> f*ck.

Well, a first class physics degree won't necessarily make you a millionaire, even if you did invent the web.

But knowing some shit about shit, even if that means dropping out of university, can be pretty lucrative - just ask Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.