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Postby East Cloudsdale » Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:56 pm

so i caught myself thinking about this recently. if material wealth was correlated to the amount of intelligence you possess (or you think you possess) how well off would you be? as for me, i believe i would be living in a top-grade mansion in manhattan beach sipping some romanee conti 53

what abotut you?
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Postby Sun Wukong » Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:58 pm

So this thread is basically just an excuse to fellate oneself, gotcha.
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Postby Constantinopolis » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:00 pm

Attempts to measure intelligence with a single number, as if it were height or weight, are nonsense.

"Intelligence" is not one single thing.
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Postby East Cloudsdale » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:02 pm

Constantinopolis wrote:Attempts to measure intelligence with a single number, as if it were height or weight, are nonsense.

"Intelligence" is not one single thing.


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cmon dont spoil what is intened to be a fun thread
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Postby Canaore » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:06 pm

Most of NSG would be living in a slum in Liberia.
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Postby Sulania » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:06 pm

East Cloudsdale wrote:
Constantinopolis wrote:Attempts to measure intelligence with a single number, as if it were height or weight, are nonsense.

"Intelligence" is not one single thing.


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cmon dont spoil what is intened to be a fun thread

If it's a fun thread, shouldn't it be in forum 7?

Anyways, I have an IQ of a 132, so does that mean I get 132,000 dollars? I don't quite understand.
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Postby Nazi Flower Power » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:06 pm

Can we have a thread about intelligence and typing ability?
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Postby Regnum Dominae » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:54 pm

East Cloudsdale wrote:so i caught myself thinking about this recently. if material wealth was correlated to the amount of intelligence you possess (or you think you possess) how well off would you be? as for me, i believe i would be living in a top-grade mansion in manhattan beach sipping some romanee conti 53

what abotut you?

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Postby Uiiop » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:56 pm

I'll would live either in a a flooded canoe in Arkansas or a sightly bigger than normal house in the suburbs.
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Postby Vicious Debaters » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:57 pm

Sun Wukong wrote:So this thread is basically just an excuse to fellate oneself, gotcha.


It might not be the thread you want, but its the thread that NationStates needs.

I would be in a massive floating zeppelin-castle, with a private zoo filled with albino tiger cubs. I would have a collection of priceless ancient artifacts, and wipe my ass with gold leaf toilet paper.
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Postby Anollasia » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:57 pm

I'd be an average Joe.
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Postby Diopolis » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:58 pm

East Cloudsdale wrote:so i caught myself thinking about this recently. if material wealth was correlated to the amount of intelligence you possess (or you think you possess) how well off would you be? as for me, i believe i would be living in a top-grade mansion in manhattan beach sipping some romanee conti 53

what abotut you?

No idea, as you didn't say if it was a positive or negative correlation.
If positive, I would be living in a giant walking statue of myself, because I would have the cash to buy off the square-cube law, due to this line:
(or you think you possess)
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If negative, I would just play up my inadequacy issues until I lived a comfortable, normal middle-class life.
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Postby Mallorea and Riva » Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:08 pm

Sun Wukong wrote:So this thread is basically just an excuse to fellate oneself, gotcha.
Pretty much! As such, locked.
Canaore wrote:Most of NSG would be living in a slum in Liberia.

Probably not the best idea considering the local. *whacks with a rolled up newspaper*
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