I give up on society

[Deadliestviper7]

What bugs me is that it seems like the fact of some people being more intelligent than others is denied, at least in America. I don't like it when parents tell their low IQ children that they could pursue any career that they want, when in reality they can't. Someone with an IQ of 70 ain't going to become a theoretical physicist. While IQ tests are not perfect, they still are pretty good at gauging general intelligence, provided the test is given properly, and the person being tested tries their hardest on the test.

Are you familiar with the philosophical concept of a great filter as a solution to the Fermi paradox? I think that technology could be the great filter. We fail to realize that problems, such as climate change, are caused purely by human created technology, so we seek technological solutions to problems created by technology, it's stupendously counterintuitive.

Nonadaptive behavior

 

[jaws7777]

It's more of a dependence , a sort of addiction or enslavement

Im guilty of this. I have become increasingly dependent with the gps maps on my smart phone

 

[Deadliestviper7]

IQ is also not something that can be controlled, what would you say if you had child that was born with severe mental disabilities and a very low IQ, maybe an IQ of 40, who couldn't even learn how to read, but he wanted to be a theoretical physicist (highest average IQ profession)?

Yeah, but your logic is still flawed, what if you had a child paralyzed from the neck down with no hope of recovery that wanted to be a pro basketball player? Would you still tell him that he could be a pro basketball player if he tried?

Intelligence CAN be increased!
For example spending prolonged periods in "wild" or "naturalistic" areas such as forests can increase your intelligence, kids that grow up in such enviorments not only have
Stronger minds and learning abilities, but they also tend to have stronger immune systems, and be less inclined towards unecessary violence and drug addiction.

Basically what studies are showing is that kids AND adults need to be outdoors more,and experience nature, our brains aren't stimulated by concrete,walls,pavement and asphalt.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Studies have shown that IQ is likely inherited. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1520-iq-is-inherited-suggests-twin-study/

Yes.

Nope. You can have a high IQ and work at a fast food restaurant. You can't force someone to do something just because they are intelligent, intellegence is potential, that's why I don't like people who brag about having high IQs in place of real-life accomplishments. But you can't do a job that requires a very high level of intellegence if you don't have that intellegence.

Nope, there are a lot of factors at play, environment, genetics, etc.

No genetic trait has ever been conclusively linked to behavior

 

[CarpCharacin]

Technological Advances aren't the same as human intelligence, and I.Q scores are a measurement of academic achievement, not intelligence.

That what you said about IQ tests is NOT true. Not sure what you mean about technological advancement, AI is pretty primarive compared to humans currently. You can't "study" for an IQ test. IQ literally stands for "Intellegence Quotient". In fact, you can't take an IQ test more than once in a year for most tests, because they think you could remember the questions. There are IQ tests normed for children as young as 2 years old.

 

[CarpCharacin]

No genetic trait has ever been conclusively linked to behavior

Cool, where did I mention behavior?

 

[CarpCharacin]

Intelligence CAN be increased!
For example spending prolonged periods in "wild" or "naturalistic" areas such as forests can increase your intelligence, kids that grow up in such enviorments not only have
Stronger minds and learning abilities, but they also tend to have stronger immune systems, and be less inclined towards unecessary violence and drug addiction.

Basically what studies are showing is that kids AND adults need to be outdoors more,and experience nature, our brains aren't stimulated by concrete,walls,pavement and asphalt.

Can you actually back up your claims with a study published in a peer reviewed journal that supports your claims instead of just stating meaningless anecdotes?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3950413/

 

[jaws7777]

https://www.123test.com/is-iq-the-same-as-intelligence/


" Scores from intelligence tests are estimates of intelligence. Unlike, for example, distance and mass, a concrete measure of intelligencecannot be achieved given the abstract nature of the concept of "intelligence"

 

[jaws7777]

Deadliestviper7 send him a bunch of blind folds and tide balls please !

 

[CarpCharacin]

Deadliestviper7 send him a bunch of blind folds and tide balls please !

Just because I don't deny basic facts, like IQ tests, for example? You should back up your claims with evidence, like I have, Instead of attacking me ad hominem.