EPTPoll: Are you smart?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
If you feel like explaining your answer, post. If you don't mind other people knowing your answer, post. As much honesty and as little sarcasm as possible please?
Are You Smart?
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Bearigator
United States233 Posts
Poll: Are you smart? (Vote): Yes (Vote): No If you feel like explaining your answer, post. If you don't mind other people knowing your answer, post. As much honesty and as little sarcasm as possible please? | ||
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
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Koiru
United States116 Posts
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ella_guru
Canada1741 Posts
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spec. opps
United States127 Posts
but anyway id say im smart but stupidly lazy | ||
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
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BalloonFight
United States2007 Posts
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FlameSworD
United States414 Posts
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Polar_Nada
United States1548 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:44 FlameSworD wrote: who would vote no lol modest ppl XD | ||
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BuGzlToOnl
United States5918 Posts
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
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Gustav_Wind
United States646 Posts
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Apexplayer
United States406 Posts
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Ranix
United States666 Posts
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Ozarugold
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:35 Bearigator wrote: I'm doing a project on definitions of intelligence and I need some data. The definition of intelligence, coupled with the question "are you smart" is: whatever definition that makes that individual qualify as intelligent. The result of this poll is obvious.. why bother asking? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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Chronopolis
Canada1484 Posts
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
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machinehead..
412 Posts
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Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
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Bearigator
United States233 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:57 infinity21 wrote: The definition of intelligence, coupled with the question "are you smart" is: whatever definition that makes that individual qualify as intelligent. The result of this poll is obvious.. why bother asking? I'm comparing data from multiple places where I am doing this poll, other forums mostly but also in person polling. I'm more curious how people define intelligence from group to group than I am about the results in any one place. | ||
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BlissX1
United States328 Posts
Grades mean nothing. | ||
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2716 Posts
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:44 FlameSworD wrote: who would vote no lol Not everyone defines themselves through their intelligence. I have quite a few friends who readily admit they're not too intelligent, but to them that's not a very important trait. | ||
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ella_guru
Canada1741 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21244 Posts
See last panel  And all my friends like own me at everything, so that helps in instilling humility. I still consider my intelligence to be above average though. | ||
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ErOs_HalO
United States167 Posts
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Faronel
United States658 Posts
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ammeL
United States211 Posts
I voted 'Yes.' | ||
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XeliN
United Kingdom1755 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
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SerpentFlame
415 Posts
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
On April 01 2010 13:04 Bearigator wrote: I'm comparing data from multiple places where I am doing this poll, other forums mostly but also in person polling. I'm more curious how people define intelligence from group to group than I am about the results in any one place. How does the answers to this question help you define intelligence? This whole thread doesn't make sense to me Are you trying to prove how settings influence what extent people will modify their definition of intelligence so they can say yes? | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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Pseudo_Utopia
Canada827 Posts
On April 01 2010 13:28 XeliN wrote: My definition of dumb would be people who would click the "no" box. On April 01 2010 13:30 SerpentFlame wrote: A better definition of dumb might be people who click the 'yes 'box. I knew it! Smart people don't vote. | ||
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Kwidowmaker
Canada978 Posts
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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neobowman
Canada3324 Posts
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Probe.
United States877 Posts
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PH
United States6173 Posts
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Impervious
Canada4217 Posts
I've always considered "Intelligence" to be like the tools a person has. I've always considered "smarts" to be your ability to use those tools to the best of your ability. As an analogy, an artistic mind cannot make a masterpiece without the tools allowing them to put their visions on the canvas (or whatever other medium of their choice). And, just because you have those tools, does not mean you can make a masterpiece. True geniuses have both. If I was smart, I wouldn't be on TL at 2 am..... | ||
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RageOverdose
United States690 Posts
There are already intelligence models/theories that exist. Multiple intelligences and triarchic are a couple examples. People also tend to simplify intelligence into exclusive bits such as linguistics, logistics, creativity, spatial sense, etc. Also, asking are you smart with out any sort of extra details does nothing but show you how many people think they're smart versus how many people don't (think being the key word). Unless that is what you are doing, attempting to attribute a culture's tendency to call themselves smart in general. | ||
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danl9rm
United States3111 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:36 lazz wrote: No im dumb as bricks. i busted out laughing when i read this. i think that makes me dumb seriously though, i subscribe to the notion that there are several kinds of intelligence. if you want more info i'll give it, but suffice it to say that rolling all kinds of smarts into just "smart" is impossible in my opinion. i asbolutely believe everyone is smart, even possibly in their own unique way that no one else understands. edit: as much as we pridefully exclaim to the contrary sometimes, God didn't create no dummies. | ||
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Dooba
Croatia588 Posts
Nerd power, yo! | ||
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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buhhy
United States1113 Posts
Personally I think everyone tends to overestimate themselves in areas that are hard to quantify like intelligence, poker skill, sexual ability, looks, etc. So lol, most people, especially optimists, aren't as intelligent as they think they are. Actually, I also agree with the person who said intelligence corresponds with self awareness of their own intelligence. | ||
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love1another
United States1844 Posts
oh wait. | ||
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nayumi
Australia6499 Posts
Make sense? | ||
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Marradron
Netherlands1586 Posts
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
i didn't vote in your poll because it's stupid. like many have said already, people have multiple intelligences that can't be reduced down to a yes/no answer. | ||
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Magnificent
United States41 Posts
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Helium
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KurtistheTurtle
United States1966 Posts
My answer is yes, I'm intelligent to a point..I lack a lot of experience which could really change how I perceive things and deal with shit. | ||
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Sc2ggRise
United States607 Posts
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Dracid
United States280 Posts
It's funny because being smart on the internet matters somehow. | ||
Chill
Calgary25998 Posts
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:48 lazz wrote: the smarter you are the more aware you are as to the extent of your own intelligence i'd actually say that the dumber you are, the more oblivious you are to the fact that you're dumb. | ||
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Archaic
United States4024 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:39 ella_guru wrote: Smart how? I can solve simple puzzles and can learn basically any subject with work, but isn't that most people? The way I see it, being smart is being able to work with a particular subject *without* work. I'm not saying that it is never needed. I'm saying it is the ability to pick up things with less effort than the average person. In my opinion, nearly anything can be picked up with the right amount of work and effort, which is why I don't classify that as being "smart". | ||
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seppolevne
Canada1681 Posts
On April 01 2010 15:45 buhhy wrote: Lol, I remember a comic where there were a couple of people on a bus all thinking to themselves: "Everyone else here are sheep, I'm the only self aware person on this bus". Anyone know where it's from? xkcd http://xkcd.com/610/ | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
does that make me a retard? | ||
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Fosh
Sweden117 Posts
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Jlab
United States217 Posts
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I_Love_Bacon
United States5765 Posts
Honest self appraisal is one of the hardest things to do. | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:36 lazz wrote: No im dumb as bricks. you dumb fuck, it's "I dumb as brick" PS- I'm smart enough to vote 'no'. | ||
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Exteray
United States1094 Posts
On April 01 2010 12:35 Bearigator wrote:As much honesty and as little sarcasm as possible please? You expect this on April 1st? | ||
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MagisterMan
Sweden525 Posts
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exeexe
Denmark937 Posts
I feel like since im capable of pointing out that most people are dumb i feel like im smart? I mean just take a look at our society, its a big mess and no one does anything about it. If people were smart they would care about the more important stuff. Instead they just care about who will be the next to get voted out in the next episode of their favourite vote-someone-out-serie. | ||
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semantics
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Fosh
Sweden117 Posts
On April 02 2010 04:32 Jlab wrote: You almost have to be smart to play RTS games. So basically everyone who said no plays WoW Just because you play RTS does not mean you're smart, it just means you probably suck shit at RTS games, IE me. But then I did use to play WoW... | ||
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K_ Takahashi
United States203 Posts
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old times sake
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quirinus
Croatia2489 Posts
On April 01 2010 13:04 Bl1ss wrote: People say i'm smart, but not a hard worker. I have Lots of potential and the brains to do whatever I want. The only thing that holds me back is my laziness. Grades mean nothing. ^^ Well, almost anything I want, I have a very bad memory. :< On April 02 2010 17:35 old times sake wrote: I'm not only smart--I'm smarter than most of the people who are saying they are smart, and am anticipating several unfunny smartass remarks that would follow this post while also thinking about other things and operating on a couple different levels of irony here simultaneously. I like saying things that are on several levels of sarcasm at the same time, but almost no one gets it. >_< It's still funny to me! | ||
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