Is the "International High IQ Society" a legitimate society for people with high IQ's?
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Do you think we should have a separate society/ living area for people with normal to high IQ?
There are so many stupid people these days and all they want to do it drugs and parties and smoke and drink. Why don't we get a separate society for people that want to study and work hard in life and stupid people that want to do drugs and parties? I think that a lot of us humans with normal to high IQ just don't like stupid people and want to stay away from them. We have already evolved into two different species : Stupid and not-so-stupid.
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You and Hitler should talk. If Stalin knocks on the door asking if he could join, don't turn him around...
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Does our society tend to privilege people with a slightly higher than average IQ over people with markedly lower or higher IQs?
In other words, can lower or higher IQ constitute a social handicap?
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I don't think it is a matter of privilege, so much as it is just always easier for people who are most...
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How has being at a high IQ society influenced how you see IQ testing?
There is a lot of controversy about IQ testing. Some think the number contains the key to their life, others think that tested IQ is just one form of intelligence and yet others think that IQ testing is completely bogus. I am wondering how being at a...
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I joined Mensa and went to a few meetings. I have worked in about 50 software development shops. The...
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How are folks with a low IQ supposed to survive?
The average IQ score is 100 which means 50% of the population will score at or above the mean (100) and the other 50% will score below the mean. I am one of those (not kidding) folks who consistently scores below 100. I have a low paying job that I don...
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Judging by the way you presented your argument, I find it hard to believe that you are of low intelligence...
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Do you think stupid people should have the same opportunities in life as smart people?
Do you think they should also be treated as equals in our society? Although I have an above-average IQ of 126, there have been times in my life where I didn't understand something right away and people treated me differently because of it. This made...
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Though there are equal opportunities, smart people can win the competitions.
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Let's assume that I live in a society where people are very outraged by pedophilia and child abuse...
Let's also assume that I'm a young boy, about 13. I'm very attractive and I have a very high IQ. Let's also assume that I'm secretly the devil and I act like an angel. Let's also assume that most of the rather stupid adults in my society believe I'm...
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Lol :) I do see your point. Children are seen as innocent, but you are talking about a 13 years old...
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What changes should be made in society in order to allow the intellectually gifted to reach their full potential?
On Quora, there is simply an amazing number of unpleasant personal experience reports of how it feels to be an intellectual outlier. For some examples, see the answers to: this, this and this. There are also some well-documented historical examples,...
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I agree that there may be differences in IQ and that doesn't have to be ignored. But I disagree that...
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What does it feel like to have a high IQ (e.g. two or more S.D. above the mean, i.e. 130+)?
Does it make conversation and daily interaction with people with average IQ harder and as a result, does it narrow down your potential social circle? Additionally, at the very highest range (180+ IQ), does it make people feel like the world is a place...
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In the movie Broadcast News Holly Hunter's character Jane Craig is told, sarcastically, by the head...
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Although American society has been described as a “melting pot” people often engage in "assortative mating"..?
in which they marry others of similar height, socioeconomic status, race and IQ. Discuss the consequences to society of assortative mating among humans. Would society be better off if people mated more randomly?
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Consequence is that racial and cultural diversity persists. It is a good thing as we have more different...
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Why do intelligent people, or people with high IQs, often try to downplay the importance of their intelligence?
NOTE: the question is not asking about the relative merits of intelligence and however many innumerable skills and lovely character traits are arguably better than intelligence. Also, there are plenty of answers already here, so please read them first...
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Because high intelligence comes with an incredible amount of pain. From childhood onwards, the expression...