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The post that was quoted here has been removedHey.... I like you when you are funny!
@wolfgang59 saidI always understood that a genius was an "original and creative thinker" beyond rote intelligence, but Google informed me that the formal definition includes intelligence.
You know what "genius" means though?
@wildgrass saidI liken it to a small car having a powerful engine, high IQ but genius as a small rocket with a powerful motor to get you to the moon or some such.
Many people have IQ scores over 140 who are not, by definition, geniuses. I don't know what near genius means, practically speaking.
@wildgrass saidDon't assume that what Google calls "the" formal definition is the only one, or even necessarily correct.
I always understood that a genius was an "original and creative thinker" beyond rote intelligence, but Google informed me that the formal definition includes intelligence.
@sonhouse saidHaving read the posts in this thread, I think it's pretty clear no one here's taken genius pills. 🤔😉
You see all these super brain pills and they make such ridiculous claims, like one that said you get a 77% increase in IQ.
I estimate mine to be around 120 or so, no genius for sure, but lets do the math, I assume it would be 120 times 1.77, right?
Hehe, math says I take those pills I end up with an IQ of 212.
Let me attem😉
I would be ALMOST as smart as Terence Tao😉
@sonhouse saidI estimate mine to be around 120 or so, no genius for sure, but lets do the math, I assume it would be 120 times 1.77, right?
You see all these super brain pills and they make such ridiculous claims, like one that said you get a 77% increase in IQ.
I estimate mine to be around 120 or so, no genius for sure, but lets do the math, I assume it would be 120 times 1.77, right?
Hehe, math says I take those pills I end up with an IQ of 212.
Let me attem😉
I would be ALMOST as smart as Terence Tao😉
@wildgrass saidBeing a "genius" isn't only measured by creativity.
Haha. I've never taken one. But I know several people who have scored highly on them but lack original ideas of any kind.
High IQ score is necessary but not sufficient for genius.
@wolfgang59 saidHer jokes are funny in a unique sort of way. Perhaps it's because it seems a bit out of character for her and it contrasts her usually serious posting style.
Hey.... I like you when you are funny!
@ashiitaka saidOf course not (did I write that? how can you measure creativity?). But I don't think one can be considered a genius without a meaningful and creative contribution of new knowledge.
Being a "genius" isn't only measured by creativity.