[Jaggamista]

Originally Posted by technomance

Ok so i have misused their/there, fine? So assuming i did not, what would your point have been then? I cannot believe you are actually saying my point about tangible benefits would have been more convincing if i had correctly used their instead of there?

Yes, your point about tangible benefits would have been more convincing if you had correctly used their instead of there. You didn't actually list any examples of anything. You simply stated your opinion. And while i was reading your post i was thinking, "This guy sounds like he knows what he is talking about... oh wait, he can't tell the difference between there, their and they're. He probably less intelligent than I initially thought."

Have you never come across the situation where you see someone who you think is intelligent unable to do something incredibly easy? Did you think they were less intelligent afterwards?

And, assuming you had not misused their/there, my point would have been, "I agree."

[Big John]

Originally Posted by 6StingHero

His IQ probably was though. It's not Darwin's fault, he was one the the smartest of his era. Times change people become smarter, it's evolution.
I agree he could be a little more respectful. But why should he be the only one respectful he's just like you or me and there's nothing but disrespect in this thread anyways.

It wasn't just disrespectful to Darwin, the average IQ is around 110 is it not? He basically turned his nose up to the vast majority of the world... I'm not going to criticize what he's done with his life, since there has been many brilliant people who never had the chance/motivation to use it in a productive manner. The sad thing is, it can be very hard to find modesty in highly intelligent people, which I find quite ironic.

[bobbylight]

Originally Posted by Hydroburger

Being successful means people envy what you have.

uhhhh, I don't think so. If you are happy, then why would you need people to envy you?

[bobbylight]

Originally Posted by 6StingHero

So you think he's dumb because other people on this forum think that anyone that believes in God is stupid, is this what you are saying?

No, I think its stupid that people here think that anyone that believes in God is stupid. Go into any religious thread and see what I have to say about the subject.

[bobbylight]

Originally Posted by Big John

It wasn't just disrespectful to Darwin, the average IQ is around 110 is it not? He basically turned his nose up to the vast majority of the world... I'm not going to criticize what he's done with his life, since there has been many brilliant people who never had the chance/motivation to use it in a productive manner. The sad thing is, it can be very hard to find modesty in highly intelligent people, which I find quite ironic.

the average iq is 100 by definition. That is how they measure it.

[hypocalking]

Estimated I.Q. of Famous People

Dolp Lundgren 160???? Wow.

[FingerBang]

I bet he would give up his IQ just to have a few friends.

[balance]

Originally Posted by muerteverde

Sorry, but no. The genius label requires him to contribute. Don't contribute, and you are not a genius. Simple as that. We know people are geniuses because of their actions, not how big of a loser and what juvenile, immature philosophy 101 theories their foist upon the world.

He became world renowned because he got high scores on an IQ test. He can answer puzzle questions. Big deal. He is not intelligent by any useful measure of intelligence and he is certainly not a genius.

Hitler pretty much did as much that is humanly possible to do the opposite of contributing to society, but to doubt his genius would be foolish. He was evil, yes, but the fact is he came from nothing to single-handedly rebuild an economically and militarily destroyed nation so effectively that Germany was able escape the Great Depression while the rest of the world was desperately searching for a remedy, and build a military juggernaut which would defeat some of the world's greatest forces and would forever change the way wars are fought. So no, he didn't contribute to society -- far from it -- but he did have a genius mind.

[omgitsrick]

Who cares if Darwin's IQ was 135? 135 is pretty high.

[hypocalking]

Originally Posted by balance

Hitler pretty much did as much that is humanly possible to do the opposite of contributing to society, but to doubt his genius would be foolish. He was evil, yes, but the fact is he came from nothing to single-handedly rebuild an economically and militarily destroyed nation so effectively that Germany was able escape the Great Depression while the rest of the world was desperately searching for a remedy, and build a military juggernaut which would defeat some of the world's greatest forces and would forever change the way wars are fought. So no, he didn't contribute to society -- far from it -- but he did have a genius mind.

Well said. Some of the thought process in this thread is ridiculous.