Posted by responsiblek9 on November 22, 2003, at 0:52:42
In reply to What is consciousness? « Jonny Trigonometry, posted by Dr. Bob on November 21, 2003, at 18:56:10
Sounds like the pondering of it is not rain until it hits the ground it is precipitation LOL.
You can argue it all and runs rings all around. But common sense is another thing. Tests dont measure true intelligence. What truly measures intelligence is how we use what we know. There are people who unlearned in letters who are geniouses. but of you tested them along the lines of how normal schooled people are tested with the tests . You would find him a moron. He would not know current events. Math , reading, social issues history because these are not parts of his world. But hand him what is part of his world and magic happens. This is where most tests miss. They miss the cultural differences in what people see as important. This country is too geared into tests to prove intelligence. But they miss the different types of intelligence too often. many are very hard to measure. How do you measure empathy and score it? It varies from situation to situation and also according to culture . It would be hard to but an iron clad number on it and have it even read the same from one test to another. Tests are to find out where your weak spaots are so you can work on these . And also illness and health have a lot to do with IQ test scores. if you are ill many times you score lower. And sometimes a mental illness in full cry can make a person being tested score very high and not make the same score when in good mental health. I know I have been there. And too many times I watched people who had not been educated be required to be tested on IQ when they could not understand the material. It was outside their experience. So take test scores with a grain of salt. Inventiveness and creativity are marks of genious. But most tests are geared toward memory .
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