How accurate do you feel this statement is : "People with above average intelligence tend to discuss new theories, ideas & concepts, average people discuss recent events, while dumb people dicuss other people." ...?
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Takei-Shihan
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If this is a new theory, I will be more than happy to discuss it with you : )
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Not always the case, but sure. It sounds as good as any theory.
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I think it's a pretty broad over-generalization. People of all levels of intelligence talk about all different kinds of things, but people of higher intellectual functioning obviously have a wider range of subjects than someone lower on the IQ scale.
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i diasagree with this quite a bit. perhaps more intelligent people do discuss new theories, ideas and concepts more, but this may be only because they have more exposure to them. also, current events and especially interpersonal relationships are important to all people. we depend on society abd our interactions with others more than most creatures (not all, of course, ie: ants) and it is therefore an important topic that all people discuss. ineresting idea, though :)
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The statement assumes that intelligent people have no interest in other people. Should that include psychologists and behavioral science workers? Dumb people can ask some very intriguing questions, if they are the curios and outspoken kind, and they can often involve concepts that are unknown to them as well as intelligent people who never encountered the subject or situation before. Events, recent or otherwise, are not the sole interest of "average" people, by any means. Cultural differences among people will probably account for the subjects of their discussion more than their level of intelligence. They talk about the things with which they are either familiar or recently exposed to, and that can range infinitely. So, I feel the statement is pretty much bogus and was coined to give average people something to say about dumb people that doesn't resemble a big putdown.
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I like it, but I know it's wrong. Like any good lie, it has a grain of truth in it though. Or maybe I'd just like to see a grain of truth in it. Oh dear, I can see some navel-gazing coming on......
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The actual saying is "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people," and is attributed to Elenor Roosevelt. In its original form, it doesn't indicate levels of intelligence but rather suggests that one's time is better spent on the bigger, more serious things of the world rather than idle gossip.
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It's one of my favorite says, its on most of my correspondents’, I’ve seen it, listened to it, its clear cut and accurate, a real statement to measure oneself appon.
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I think as a general rule, it can be true. However, I've looked at some of your previous comments, and I have to say: I am a pretty intelligent person, if I do say so myself. And you know what? I've been known to talk bout what Madonna was wearing. Not because I think it's the most important topic in the world, but because sometimes it's ok not to talk about theoretical physics. And I'd have a fairly limited group of friends if all I wanted to talk about was the true nature of Hamlet's psychological state.
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Hate to say it, but I have seen it to be true, more times than not
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Dumb people don't discuss anything. They don't speak.
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With one modification, I'd say it's a good general estimate. The modification is that people with above average intelligence tend to discuss all three, average people the second two, and stupid people only the last. Alternately, you could just use "prefer" in the sentence ("People with above average intelligence tend to prefer to discuss...") a few times.
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In my humble opinion those with above average intelligence tend to also be socially awkward, making it difficult for them to relate to and discuss anything other than "text-book" theories with the general population. Most well-rounded adults with average intelligence are socially competent and do very well relating to and discussing new theories, ideas and concepts, recent events, and other people. Dumb people? That's kind of elitist isn't it? Okay, I would say that "Dumb People" resort to comments about blondes to undercut another persons' intelligence.
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