No, but that's what most people seem to think. The problem is, when you feel like you're smarter than everyone else, you start to wonder "Jeez, don't you people even effing TRY?", but then the people who just don't have that IQ generally are trying their best, but they just don't have the information. It's a double edged sword.

Having a high IQ only makes you intelligent by a certain scale, and by a certain means of analysis, I would suggest that being unkind to others would be a definate indicator of LACK of intelligence.

No, it just means that you know things. Nothing warrants being unkind to people, I don't care how smart you think you are. There is always someone who is smarter then you. There is no excuse for being a general jerk to people. Treat others the way you would like to be treated.

I believe that your IQ is just a measure of your intellectual -capacity- or -abilities-, not so much your actual intelligence. And no, a high IQ doesn't warrant being unkind to others. Infact, there aren't many things that 'do' warrant being unkind to others... There's a term for people like that ; ) 'Arrogant'. (/sarcasm, surely someone of their 'superior intellect' knows what arrogance is... haha)

No. The test is horribly narrow, and no, it doesn't warrant being unkind to others.

Yes and no.

A high IQ means you can absorb and process information more quickly than the average person. So yes, it makes you more intelligent. Does it make you wiser and a better person? No! I find people who are unkind to others because they think they are better than those who don't possess a high IQ have issues with who they are. They are their brains and processing abilities, not a member of the human race with all it's diversity and foibles. One point I would like to make: what did you do the last time you spoke with or saw someone who was 'mentally challenged'? Think about it.

No and no. I know quite a few geniuses that can't pour p*ss out of a boot for lack of common sense. As far as intelligence being a license to be unkind that is straight up horse sh*t.

Yes and no. Being more "intelligent" merely means that you learn more easily and faster. It tends to make you better at things with less effort. That's about it. It doesn't make you a better person, it doesn't make you any more successful, and it doesn't entitle you to anything. In my opinion, being intelligent tends to make you more responsible to help and care for others. If you have more, more is expected of you. Being unkind is even less excusable because you really ought to know better.

Firstly, I don't accept that IQ measures anything other than a vary narrow and specialised form of intelligence. Secondly, nothing warrants unkindness.

Unfortunately we live a society which is attempting to dumb it's population down to the least common denominator. That means that many otherwise intelligent people out there don't seem so. It's amazing to me the rampant failure to thrive on the part of so many young folks. Now and then, after I have someone pegged for a dolt, they surprise me with their potential to learn. It's not that they are stupid, the trouble is nobody has made any effort to teach them how to use their gray matter productively. I talked to a college student once who was taking a course called "American Government." She could not name two of the three branches of our Government, had never heard of the bill of rights, and did not know the difference between a Democracy and a Republic. She said those were the two political Parties, then expressed bewilderment that since we are a Democracy (according to her thinking) WHY are the Republicans even allowed to vote? Notice please, that I did not attempt to say I was a visionary, and also that I did not say anything mean about anyone, merely stated my observations.

It seems that that is the case. People with a high IQ-result often tend to do better in different intelligent-tests. The result from the different parts of the test (IQ-tests generally test for different kinds of intelligences) seems to be consistent. There are people who say that there are different kinds of intelligences, but imo that's only a way to comfort people by saying "we are all good in different ways", and that's not being honest. Some people are smarter than others, deal with it.

Since "I Q" is measured by the ability to answer more questions correctly than the general population, it simply means you can answer questions on a test. There is no true test of "intelligence", but being unkind to others would be an indication of a less intelligent person, regardless of how he scored on a test. I have scored very high on I Q tests, and I assure you, that it is not an excuse to be unkind to anyone.

IQ is a measure of logic, more than anything. It's not a real reflection on intelligence, I've recently heard Richard Feymann had an IQ for 110, though I dont know if it's true. Many artists and so on I know wouldnt score exceptional scores on an IQ test, whilst being very bright people. IQ is, I believe, fairly determined by birth etc, no way should it be a basis for prejudice. Or anything, should ever be a basis for prejudice, really.

I have a high IQ and I am very kind to others. I don't think my IQ makes me intelligent, I just read alot and know stuff. My experience in life has made me intelligent and gives me compassion for others.

No and No..I have an IQ of 134 and I will be the first to say I can be about as dumb as a rock..and nothing excuses unkind behavior :)

It means you have a higher "intelligence quotient"... which means you have a higher potential for absorbing and learning. Does it automatically make you "smarter"? No. Does it mean that a person with an IQ of 168 is more wise than a person with an IQ of 110? No. What makes an individual smarter is studying and learning. A person with a higher IQ is said to have an easier time doing this. However they also get bored learning anything that isn't new or isn't a challenge. This is a huge set back in school, where information is consistently repetitive. What makes an individual wise is experience, specifically life experience. Often, people with high IQ's aren't much good when it comes to common sense. No amount of intelligence is required to be cold and cruel. No level is needed to be a bigot. I do not care if your IQ is 20 or 200, you have no right to be unkind to anyone. Some organizations catering to the more intelligent among us do, however, subscribe to abhorrent theory. They think that because they all have IQ's over 130, they can be arrogant and unkind to anyone below this. They don't have the right to. They are often not the smartest people. Yes their IQ's are upper 2%, but that does NOT automatically make them smarter. So no, and no. I don't see it as a license to be cruel to anyone and I don't see them as the smartest in any given group either.

I'm currently reading an interesting book on that subject..It's called "emotional intelligence" by Daniel Coleman...One of the major premises of the book is that our methods of measuring IQ are inadequate..that life experience and the knowledge that comes with it can be just as important...Basically it discusses why people with high IQ's can fail at life and how people with low IQ's succeed at life..It is an interesting read.

I don't think so ... and most highly intelligent people that I know are very kind.. a bit strange maybe ( not in a bad way) but not unkind at all

IQ's are not a reflection on an individuals intelligence. Recent studies have shown that an individuals IQ makes up approximately 6% of the brain ,a minor amount indeed. Unfortunately they have been used since the early 20th century,as a futile attempt at measuring intelligence,being originally coined by William Stern,Alfred Binet and others I believe and have remained a semingly reliable source for testing and effectively assessing ones level of sagacity.They only however measure visual/spatial ability,liguistic skills,mathematical ability and logic,obviously showing a rather parochial view of what intelligence consists of. Intelligence could generally be viewed as a myth,as there is effectively no way of measuring nor defining exactly what it is. Knowledge and memory,which IQ test do in some form test,are quintessentially dependant of how and individual chooses to acquire knowledge and how much effort they are willing to put into gaining knowledge.On a personal level,many of my friends,all of whom I would deem as tenacious,hard working and sagacious have scored moderately on IQ tests.The best example I can give,was of a friend of mine in my GCSE science class. He was quite simply profound at the subject,predominantly chemistry and had won many awards,even one or two on a national level and he continued to gain perfect scores,but when he attempted an Iq test he came out with 115! This score had no relevance on his accomplishments,why? Because what knowlegde we do gain is dictated by choice,what choose to learn and what we deem as relevant to our goals.This, IQ tests cannot measure and that is why they are so inaccurate,as evidenced by my friend,who had immense knowledge of chemistry,but when testing himself on an IQ test scored moderately ,simply because the information he had gained was not relevant. Intelligence is a matter of choice and effort.As William Blakde stated" They key to my success;is my tenacity",and modesty is certainly the basis of all virtues,so those who are deemed as intelligent should extend a hand of humility.