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by shbm 2956 days ago
How do you even define smart? Is it quantified by the IQ tests? Does smartness include the factor of social skills(EQ) and how someone may present himself or herself in a social situations. How do you decide what's smart and what's not smart?
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lostmsu 2956 days ago
Why do social skills have any preferred treatment over any other skills? I'd say smart is best measured by IQ.
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shbm 2956 days ago
What do you exactly measure by comparing IQs? A person who does not do well on math test can become much more "successful" than a person who does. How does IQ really correlate with success?
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lostmsu 2956 days ago
It correlates a lot, actually. It even may be one of the best predictors (if not the best, I dunno honestly).
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Kevin_S 2956 days ago
They should both be important is his point. And measurements for IQ (and EQ frankly) aren't very reliable. His point seems to be that "smart" is not really measurable as we don't include EQ and our measurements of IQ are poor as well.
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