[onepointeighty]

Originally Posted by dr_hellno

I'm reminded of Playboy Playmates who're Mensa members. These tests really mean nothing -- standardized tests lead test standard thinkers doing wonderfully. Real genius is in left-field thinking, is in originality, can't be judged by some test.

i agree i feel its somewhat like the older rich guys you see driving around in 500+ horsepower cars but never ever hit the gas or rarely even drive the cars, you can have all that knowledge but if you never use it whats the point, hes a genius who works in a bar, whats he going to do with that add up your tab quicker than you can?

[hypocalking]

Originally Posted by 6StingHero

So are the rich people the smartest then?

Ya Paris Hilton is fuckin brilliant!

[Father time]

Originally Posted by Depth

You can have your test and i.q scores, this is still the smartest man on earth in my view....

the smartest man on earth is a red X?

[Cayne-Abel]

Originally Posted by hypocalking

Ya Paris Hilton is fuckin brilliant!

She is the exception, not the rule.

[muerteverde]

Originally Posted by balance

Pointing out the fact that he really hasn't accomplished anything groundbreaking only adds evidence to the theory that he is brilliant. He has, after all, managed to become world-renown without ever having put forth an effort to achieve anything of quantifiable substance. That sounds pretty genius to me. Not to mention he won 250K on some game show for what amounted to a fraction of a day's work.

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.

[AlphaDelphic]

Originally Posted by bobbylight

lol, the man with the highest IQ in the world believes in God.

He's also a bouncer who rides Harleys. He's definitely got things all figured out.

[hypocalking]

Originally Posted by Cayne-Abel

She is the exception, not the rule.

Uh there is plenty of dumb wealthy people.

[hitmenow]

Originally Posted by JSN

why?

This sums it up pretty well.

[rotten apple]

andy warhol has an IQ of 85.

[6StingHero]

Originally Posted by Cayne-Abel

I hesitate to generalize, but again, speaking from my own experience (I was an accounting major in NYC for undergrad, and was at the top of my class, so I had a handful of internships at some big-name accounting and finance firms and met a lot of very wealthy people), I would say that rich people do not have any more "cognitive horsepower" than the average person. They do, however, tend to be highly motivated people, and that is certainly a virtue. They also tend to have excellent social skills, which is extremely important in fields like law and business, for those who are interested in making tons of cash.

I agree with you. From my own personal experiences I've know of maybe two or three "rich guys" that were all relatively average in the intelligence department. They excelled at once aspect of their lives and made a lot of money doing so but by no means were they well educated. Outside their field of expertise they were as dumb as a stump yet they never had to work another day in their life. The only thing I can say I learned, don't work for anybody but yourself.

Also, we may have different opinions on what exactly rich is, each was probably worth between 3 to 5 million, to me that's rich...enough.