High IQ Mensa Idiots why are they stupid and useless and only good at solving childish tests
TheUnknownOne
All these people with high iq's end up doing nothing.
If they really were that intelligent they would solve real problems; like
finding another energy source for the
world, extending human life, discovering alien intelligent life on other
planets, discovering the unified theory in physics, discover what is
the meaning of life, invent space ships that can help us colonize other
planets, discover ways of supplying people all over the world with abundant
food.
The reason they can't is because they really are not that smart. They are
just good at doing iq tests. Tests which were designed not to test true
intelligence which is something a lot more complex, but rather
test how well educated you are about the accepted ways of thinking in
society. So really they are not independent thinking and
creative thinkers, but rather are advantaged members of society due to their
being born in the right social class who are socialized to be robotic,
conforming, cowards, who
accepted from others (parents and society - who forced them to work all
day learning all this mindless garbage so they could show everyone how well
they do at tests) how they are supposed to think and excelled at following
others opinions of what it means to be smart. Which makes them useless and
stupid.
David Filby
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> How come no successful really intelligent people have these high iq's?
> All these people with high iq's end up doing nothing.
> If they really were that intelligent they would solve real problems;
No, there are no successful famous Mensan's at all. Here's just a quick
list. Not all of them want to be Isaac Asmimov.
Famous Mensans
Geena Davis, actress. Received an Academy Award for her role in "The
Accidental Tourist" and an Academy Award nomination for "Thelma & Louise".
Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert comic strip seen in over 800 newspapers
around the world.
Isaac Asimov, prolific American writer, esteemed for his science fiction and
for his popular works in all branches of science.
Alan Rachins, played Douglas Brachman in TV hit "L.A. Law." He left the
Wharton School of Finance against his father's wishes to pursue an acting
career. During the '60s he was in the cast of "Oh Calcutta," a highly
controversial play where cast members appeared nude on stage.
Adrian Cronauer, radio personality and subject for the movie "Good Morning
Vietnam." Started his radio career at 12 in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA,
where he hosted a children's amateur hour. Worked as a DJ at various radio
stations and in Saigon during the Vietnam War. He is also a lawyer. Cronauer
was originally attracted to Mensa because of the work they do for gifted
children.
Donald E. Peterson, former chairman of Ford Motor Company. Has B.S. degree
in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Stanford University. He graduated
Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi (honorary engineering society) and Sigma Xi
Scientific Research Society (natural sciences). During his career at Ford,
he was involved in the development of two of Ford's most successful
cars--the Mustang and the Maverick--as well as the Mark III and the
Fairlane. He is also a high-performance driver, having trained at the school
run by retired racing champion Bob Bondurant. Petersen was born on a farm in
the Midwest and raised during the Great Depression. Influenced by the
hardship and economic instability his family endured, he used his
intelligence to pursue a secure life in the corporate environment.
Bob Specta, professional domino toppler. As a high school senior, he
originated the "domino toppling" category in the Guinness Book of World
Records. He travels internationally doing domino shows and races and has
appeared on network TV programs and in commercials. An accomplished athlete,
Specta is a veteran of 12 triathlons.
Gloria La Roche, Captain and instructor for United Airlines. Product of a
dysfunctional home, she used intelligence and perseverance to achieve her
childhood dream of becoming a pilot.
Marilyn vos Savant, listed in the Guinness Hall of Fame for having the
world's highest recorded I.Q. (228). She is the wife of Robert Jarvik,
inventor of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart. She also writes "Ask Marilyn," a
weekly column that appears nationally in "Parade" magazine.
Henry Milligan, a boxer and a scholar, 1983 National Amateur Heavyweight
champion who fought and won against Olympic heavyweight gold medallist Henry
Tillman. He once fought Mike Tyson in a televised fight. Milligan recently
worked his way through NYU Business School acting in commercials (e.g., for
"Sports Illustrated" sneaker phone promotion).
John N. Moore, University of Virginia law professor who specializes in
international law. The Kuwaiti Ambassador to the U.S. hired him to help the
emirate recover damages inflicted since the August 1990 invasion by Iraq.
Mell Lazarus, draws syndicated newspaper comic strips "Momma" and "Miss
Peach." President of national Cartoonist Society, he has also published two
novels and is now writing his third.
Judge Ellen Morphonios, nicknamed "Maximum Morphonios" for her strict
rulings in Florida. Former model and beauty queen (Coconut Harvest Maiden
and Miss Southern Florida) and local radio personality, once said she
"enjoyed being a sex symbol." As a young mother and a legal secretary, she
passed a Florida exam that allowed her to enter law school without an
undergraduate degree.
Patricia Prattis Jennings, pianist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. She is the
symphony's first black member and has performed internationally.
Richard Bolles, author of the world's top selling job-hunting book, "What
Color is Your Parachute?" Revised annually, the book has been on the New
York Times Best Seller List for 228 weeks. Bolles has two new books in
progress--one on relationships, one on spirituality. He is an ordained
Episcopal priest who graduated from Harvard University cum laud with a
physics degree.
Velma Jeremiah, she is a retired attorney who graduated fourth in her law
school class at age 47 and was one of the first women partners in a major
Oregon law firm. She is a grandmother, a working standup comic, and past
chairwoman of Mensa International.
Jean M. Auel, best-selling author of "Clan of the Cave Bear", "Valley of
Horses", "The Mammoth Hunters", and "Plains of Passage". A former technical
writer, she turned her attention to fiction, buttressed by much historical
and anthropological research, touring areas she was to write about and
teaching herself to make stone-age tools.
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Sir Clive Sinclair
Adam Osborne
Alfred Hinds
Lucy Irvine
Joyce Carol Oates
Sir Cyril Burt
Janusz Majursky, President of the Polish Film Academy
Madsen Pirie, President of the Adam Smith Institute, London
Richard Bolles Author of the world's top-selling job-hunting book, What
Color is Your Parachute? Revised annually, the book has been on the New York
Times Best Seller List for 228 weeks. He is an ordained Episcopal priest who
graduated from Harvard University cum laud with a physics degree.
Patricia Prattis Jennings Pianist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. She is the
symphony's first black member and has performed internationally.
Mell Lazarus Draws syndicated newspaper comic strips Momma and Miss Peach.
President of national Cartoonist Society, he has also published two novels
and is now writing his third.
Richard Ledderer: Voted "Top Pun of the Year" many years, has syndicated
radio shows on fun with the english language and has published many of the
funniest books in existence.
Terance Black: Screenwriter - HBO's "Tales of the Crypt" series, "Dark
Justice", and the film "Dead Heat".
Dr. Stephen Mason: Radio talk show host and psychologist. Formerly a writer
for Joan Rivers.
David Filby
StanB
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iq's? All these people with high iq's end up doing nothing.
If they really were that intelligent they would solve real problems;
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I suppose the same could be asked of chess grandmasters. Give up
chess and do something of real value with your bright minds.
Old Haasie
David Filby
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> Most of these people I've never heard of. hardly a ringing endorsement of
> the Mensas.
Somehow the fact that Stan Booz hasn't heard of someone isn't a very
convincing argument that a person isn't successful. A more likely
explanation is that Stan Booz isn't knowledgeable. The first 6 he should
definitely know. Lazarus, Bolles, Auel, Fuller, Oates, Burt, Irvine,
Osborne, Sinclair and Black are also commonly known, and he should know most
or all of those. That makes 16 if he knows all of them, which clearly he
did not. Out of the remaining 12, he didn't know one? Sad, but hardly more
of a condemnation of the Mensans than a condemnation of Stan Booz.
Out of curiousity Mr. Booz, ever used a computer or a calculator? You may
owe something to Mr. Osborne and Sir Sinclair.
David Filby
StanB
> Somehow the fact that Stan Booz hasn't heard of someone isn't a very
> convincing argument that a person isn't successful. A more likely
> explanation is that Stan Booz isn't knowledgeable. The first 6 he should
> definitely know. Lazarus, Bolles, Auel, Fuller, Oates, Burt, Irvine,
> Osborne, Sinclair and Black are also commonly known, and he should know
> most or all of those.
Commonly known? How condescending. Maybe among your circle of friends. Where
are the names like Rice, Iacocca, Michener, Hepburn, and De Niro? BTW I know
who Sinclair is. I read Catcher in the Rye. :)