is being young and really smart make you a genius?

[GAHD]

LMAO, well an IQ over 160 generally indicates "genius". My IQ was 165 when I was 14, but has dropped to 145 because I haven't learned much in the periods between tests(IQ by age group, I technically increased 5 points over my old score, but the age grouping mods dropped the total by 20). I think the average american score is somewhere between 80 and 90, average canadian 95-110, average european in and around 100. These tests are by no means definitive(I actually scored 110 on one test, 185 on another, neither were timed) I choose to take the results of the 'timed' test I took at the local university as endo-defacto. The main thing I find useful about IQ tests are that the good ones rate you in various ways, much like a S.A.T. on steroids. My Test(s) indicated a strong mathimatical and spatial aptitude, with average linguistic skills, and slightly above normal reaction time and logic skills.
Obviously this tells me that; I'm best at the skills I sharpened though everyday use(I did construction and carpentry for the better part of my life, still do on occasion), that I need to brush up on my grasp of language( the 3 and 1/2 I know{and am learning} constantly bleed into each other grammatically) and that my brain is in good shape thought wise but it could be stronger.
I.Q. tests are a tool, nothing more or less. Along the same lines A personality profile is likewise useful, though mainly for employers. My mind is of the INTP type; more prone to solving problems and administration than to long term planning and such.
On the lines of arrogance; yeah you're arrogant, but so am I, so is FT.....the superiority complex seems to be a staple of people with high convictions and intillect.
EDIT; of people in general come to think of it
On the topic of not being able to add spaces; what browser are you using? I use firebird without problems, IE as well.

[Freethinker]

Originally posted by: CD27
thank you al for your replies, they all meant something (freethinkers..still harsh, but still meaningful.)

Your getting clever. Good for you. Don;t let anyone take away your self pride.

Just don't take it too far. You come off like an ass if you promote yourself too much.

you may not ahve experienced my religion the way i have, but the experience i have in it, it jsut points me to a certain way to live, and i live by it. for one, i choose to believe what i belive, i choose to live the way i want to. i choose to not care how some people look (well, i take that back, old people seem to ick with me), and if someone tells me what i've been told is a lie, then i choose to belive a lie.

Yes, in order to continue to believe in a religion, you must intentionally alow yourself to live a lie. You only have one life and you have to decide what that lif3e is worth. If it is worth nothing more than lies, well that is your choice.

It's just a real waste of a life and harmful to the rest of society because you will never be a valuable part of society, just a drain on it.

But as you say, you choose.

my novels, also, are relatively good as well. i have not read those books you mentioned tormor, so i couldn't say if mine were like them or not. i just know that my novels follow star wars and andromeda's style of being inside the space craft with admirals and officers, just ranks in general. then, from star wars, it gives some of the fantasy parts from there. i also put my own little marks on my novels, so that they are unique to my own taste. i think they are rather good books, in one year, when i'm 18, i will get them published and we'll see how the rest of the world feels about them.

And I will order a signed copy of each.

does a young age and intelligence mean you're a genius? in other words, a little kid being able to do calculus, or a 16 year old understanding relativity, or a 4 year oold able to play mosark (i don't know how to spell that)...do those make people geniuses? at that age with that kind of knowledge?

Well these descriptions could also be a "Idiot Savant" in many cases. From WWWebster:
Etymology: French, literally, learned idiot
1 : a person affected with a mental disability (as autism or mental retardation) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (as mathematics or music) -- called also savant
2 : a person who is highly knowledgeable about one subject but knows little about anything else

So what you are describing is someone that is outside the norm for the bell curve. It could be either end.

[CD27]

well, um, i guess tat would be a correct assumption. i don't know if i'm not normal...but i'm guessing im not. lol. i seem to deal well in physics and mathematics. i just have this mind set. if something doesn't affect my life, then why should i waste my time with it? i mean, i hate Lit. completely. can not stand it for a second. i know that learning how to use words and grammar, thatis important..but romeo and juliet? sheesh, i fart on that. i could care less about what some gay guy wrote before even my farthest ansesters were born.

as for the "lies" i belive. well, to you, they may be lies, but tome they are the truth. not lies. and yes, i choose to trust and belive in them. and they HAVE gotten me a great ways through life, protected me from many things, and saved me from many others. not everything was meant to protect, it was also meant to test and teach. a child not knowing how to tie their shoes. would you rather tell them, " tie your shoes or you'll hurt yourself", or jsut let them walk around with them untied and let them learn what it means to listen to your parents adn to tie their shoes? i would choose the second one.

i might just let you get a signed copy of my novels..both signed, enthusistic jerk. lol, jk.

[Uncle Martin]

"insanity is questionable-stupidity is not"

I have a question for you CD........No, on second thought I don't.

[CD27]

oops, sry, double posted.

[CD27]

uncle martin,


lol, well thank you, lol.

[CD27]

ok guys, i took two IQ tests from the internet. one said 117 and the other said 136. the one that said 136 had a table that was kinda like this on how it averaged it's scores:

Average: 85 - 115
Above average: 116 - 125
Gifted Borderline Genius: 126 - 135
Highly gifted and appearing to be a Genius to most others: 136 - 145
Genius: 146 - 165
High Genius: 166 - 180
Highest Genius: 181 - 200
Beyond being measurable Genius: Over 200

does that shed any light to the subject?

[CD27]

sheesh, this thing is really ticking my buttons, can anyone give a reason as to why this thing won't put spaces when i press enter?watch, i'm about to put like 20 enters on thi thing, and i'll bet not one shows up, here it goes...











ok, now, let's see if any show up.

[CD27]

......i hate this thing, it's gay......

[Uncle Martin]

[quote]
Originally posted by: GAHD
I think the average american score is somewhere between 80 and 90, average canadian 95-110, average european in and around 100."

GAHD,
With all due respect, this appears to be a very biased statement and the numbers pulled from thin air. Could you please provide your sources?