Intelligence or good looks???
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spaceboy135
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I'm with her ^... because having looks without brains or vice versa is like having a car without an engine, or an engine without a car.
If I weren't so afraid of what others thought of her, I'd choose brains anyday. But her brain's gotta be beautiful too-- aka kind-hearted, sweet, happy, laughs a lot, makes ME laugh, etc... All that is in the brain... So I'll choose brain power!
If I weren't so afraid of what others thought of her, I'd choose brains anyday. But her brain's gotta be beautiful too-- aka kind-hearted, sweet, happy, laughs a lot, makes ME laugh, etc... All that is in the brain... So I'll choose brain power!
Confuseddd
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If I can talk philosophy with you.... here you go <3 you can have it!
spaceboy135
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i swear, if you weren't a man after my own heart.
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Richey
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I tend to agree with this and often a supposed stupid person can be far wiser in terms of people skills and personality ..
also people who may be considered to have little brains may be very wise in a few areas and arn't as interested in an all round general knowledge they just dont't show their strengths as much..
it can go both ways ...
I think we need to welcome all types of people as being accepted no matter what our individual view of what intelligent actually means which can differ considerably from person to person.
as far as looks go i think once you get to know someone then you focus on the person and not the looks ..i mean you may respect that they groom themselves well and make effort to look trendy but i think the looks part of it usually get hearts thumping before you really know them.
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StupidWiz
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Pretty much this, well said.
panicsurvivor
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Hands down good looks. Being smart sucks. For most of us that is our problem. Stupid people rarely have anxiety. I envy people that live simple lives devoid of a lot of thought. I wish I could actually be happy the way my "thoughtfully challenged" friends are. LOL
R3X
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Hands down good looks. Being smart sucks. For most of us that is our problem. Stupid people rarely have anxiety. I envy people that live simple lives devoid of a lot of thought. I wish I could actually be happy the way my "thoughtfully challenged" friends are. LOL
"people who can manage other people's emotions well, they generally have better relationships socially and romantically. People who have high IQ's tend to be anti-social or socially abnormal. People with high emotional intelligence tend to be more socially accepted and more accepted in society." quote from eznarticles.com
i LOL-ed at this....cause i know i don't have a high IQ....but it could be true....
x-t0mat0s-x
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Ill take emotional intelligence over IQ or look.
*Amy*
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I wouldn't like any guy who had Brad Pitt's looks or Stepehn Hawking's intelligence... he would be too perfect for me
Now talking seriously, of course the first eyeshot has its effects, but I'm not pretty and I wouldn't like people to judge me considering my looks, then I'd rather choose an intelligent guy.
Now talking seriously, of course the first eyeshot has its effects, but I'm not pretty and I wouldn't like people to judge me considering my looks, then I'd rather choose an intelligent guy.
StandingJelly
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Ideally, if I can only have a value of 1, then half of each
It really depends how bad the one or the other is. I wouldn't want to be totally stupid, yet I don't want to be ugly like a monster with a tree branch growing from my nose and back.
If I get to be normal with the one I don't choose, I would go for intelligence
It really depends how bad the one or the other is. I wouldn't want to be totally stupid, yet I don't want to be ugly like a monster with a tree branch growing from my nose and back.
If I get to be normal with the one I don't choose, I would go for intelligence
JamesSmith
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The more people bring up all the different kinds of intelligence someone can have, the more I see how broad of a question this really was. I thought it was funny that someone brought up that people without high intelligence tend to be able to socialize easier, and it does seem like that is often true.
Kamen
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There are some statistics which say that people with higher IQ tend to have harder socializing, but it's questionable how significant this correlation is. It isn't surprising, though, for various reasons. However, if having high IQ means increased probability that one may have social problems, the opposite isn't necessarily true. Reversing the statement is a logical fallacy. Birds have two legs, but if a creature has two legs, it doesn't mean it's a bird.
SA doesn't mean high IQ and high IQ doesn't mean SA. These are two different sources of social issues.There are various views and theories on intelligence, and it depends on what one label with this word. There are some problems with IQ tests: they usually assess only a portion of the entire spectrum of mentality (which is still mystery for us), they are more or less culturally biased, people may perform differently under pressure (timed vs. untimed conditions), etc. On one extreme, we have those experts who trust IQ and IQ tests, and on the other extreme are those who say that tests perhaps measure something, but it isn't clear what it is (could be just one's performance on a particular test at particular time). Personally, I like the region around the middle point - tests do detect -some- potentials and tendences in mental qualities, but this is more or less blurred, they are not as precise in saying it all as one may think.
You may be surprised to learn that IQ tests were initially created to detect deficiencies and problems (compared to the mean of the population) and not to indicate giftedness. In fact, their own creator thought they are not reliable for this.
I've taken a few normed tests and have been measured with relatively high IQ. So what?
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JosephG
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There are some statistics which say that people with higher IQ tend to have harder socializing, but it's questionable how significant this correlation is. It isn't surprising, though, for various reasons. However, if having high IQ means increased probability that one may have social problems, the opposite isn't necessarily true. Reversing the statement is a logical fallacy. Birds have two legs, but if a creature has two legs, it doesn't mean it's a bird.
There are various views and theories on intelligence, and it depends on what one label with this word. There are some problems with IQ tests: they usually assess only a portion of the entire spectrum of mentality (which is still mystery for us), they are more or less culturally biased, people may perform differently under pressure (timed vs. untimed conditions), etc. On one extreme, we have those experts who trust IQ and IQ tests, and on the other extreme are those who say that tests perhaps measure something, but it isn't clear what it is (could be just one's performance on a particular test at particular time). Personally, I like the region around the middle point - tests do detect -some- potentials and tendences in mental qualities, but this is more or less blurred, they are not as precise in saying it all as one may think.
You may be surprised to learn that IQ tests were initially created to detect deficiencies and problems (compared to the mean of the population) and not to indicate giftedness. In fact, their own creator thought they are not reliable for this.
I've taken a few normed tests and have been measured with relatively high IQ. So what?
Love your response. Very scientific and informative - took a look at all angles of the topic from a neutral perspective. I enjoyed it is what I'm saying
