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What is your I.Q.
110 and below 3%  3%  [ 4 ]
110 and below 3%  3%  [ 4 ]
111-120 4%  4%  [ 5 ]
111-120 4%  4%  [ 5 ]
121-130 8%  8%  [ 10 ]
121-130 8%  8%  [ 10 ]
131-140 15%  15%  [ 19 ]
131-140 15%  15%  [ 19 ]
141-150 10%  10%  [ 13 ]
141-150 10%  10%  [ 13 ]
151-160 5%  5%  [ 6 ]
151-160 5%  5%  [ 6 ]
161-170 2%  2%  [ 3 ]
161-170 2%  2%  [ 3 ]
171-180 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
171-180 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
181-200 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
181-200 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
201 plus 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
201 plus 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 126

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27 Dec 2005, 6:23 pm

forrest Gump was one of the wisest men ever.

He was considered a dim bulb


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27 Dec 2005, 6:25 pm

Average IQ in the US is 90, with a standard deviation of 10 points.

Mr 119, you are above average.


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27 Dec 2005, 6:39 pm

Thanks for the encouraging words, both of you. I feel brighter already! I know the "normal I.Q. mean" runs around 100, but for Aspies, I felt the average would be much higher. By the way, Forrest Gump is my second favourite Tom Hanks movie, next to Apollo 13. I have both on video.



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27 Dec 2005, 6:41 pm

Tom Hanks movies are not a hit and miss proposition.

They are all good.

I like the fact that someone who doesn't have the movie star good looks can carry a movie.


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27 Dec 2005, 7:02 pm

Actually, I think Mr. Hanks wasn't bad looking back in the "Sleepless in Seattle" days...



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27 Dec 2005, 7:07 pm

Nah, that's just fancy Hollywood lighting.

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27 Dec 2005, 7:17 pm

strapshoechris wrote:
Thanks for the encouraging words, both of you. I feel brighter already! I know the "normal I.Q. mean" runs around 100, but for Aspies, I felt the average would be much higher. By the way, Forrest Gump is my second favourite Tom Hanks movie, next to Apollo 13. I have both on video.
actually the average probably is the same among people with AS - but online you are likely to get higher IQs, thus skewing the sample. BTW the "average" in the US used to be 100, but we've been dropping steadily.


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27 Dec 2005, 7:18 pm

Bell Curve?


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27 Dec 2005, 7:19 pm

Yup.


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27 Dec 2005, 7:20 pm

What a whack theory!


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27 Dec 2005, 9:52 pm

Cade wrote:
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I put below 110, just to average it out. Fact is, most of you all are probably unintentionally lying, letting your egocentricity interfere and thinking you're smarter than you are. If we were to get a true stat, we should probably normalize the stats and put everyone one class lower than what they voted.


Sorry danlo, I'm honestly not trying to harrass you but you keep saying things I find mindbogglingly nonsensical. And this particular comment is as pretentious, sanctimonious and cynical as it is ridiculous. Egocentricism may lead to "unintentional lying" but it can leads to faux humility too. I think you're just not feeling sporty because of the suggestion there are people here with a higher score than you.

It's quite alright, Cade. I am, however, interested to know what other things I've said that you find mindbogglingly nonsensical. It is a well-known problem with statistical gathering of data that people will tend to score themselves either higher or lower than their actual score. Especially when people can view the distribution of the dataset before they vote. Either they will be lower or higher than the mean of the dataset, and score themselves closer to that mean than they actually are. Or they will deem themselves smarter than they scored, for a myriad of possible reasons, hence scaling their scores up one percentile. Although you find it pretentious, sanctimonous, cynical and ridiculous, it is unfortunately what happens with surveys that are as prone to subjectivity as this.
If you were at all familiar with my postings, you should know I harbour no false delusions about my own failings and weaknesses. I, myself, am prone to the second pitfall of hubris. I consider myself a lot more intelligent than I probably am, and I would doubtless scale my score up a percentile, if not more. I can even tell you what premises I would use to justify it. Personally, I don't think there is a person here I would consider my better.



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27 Dec 2005, 10:03 pm

danlo wrote:
....Personally, I don't think there is a person here I would consider my better.


Hmmm. I think you just negated your own statement there. Such a closed-minded statement is not indicative of intelligence of any form.

I hate to jump in as I agreed with most things you said, and even (in another thread, the other IQ one I think) said as much about the relative uselessness of such tests in the first place. However I found your final words to be a little much, I'm sorry.



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27 Dec 2005, 10:05 pm

Taken in light of the sentences previous to the one I quoted, I take it back.

No fair to take shots at someone who has previously admitted a fault.
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28 Dec 2005, 12:03 am

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No fair to take shots at someone who has previously admitted a fault.

Heh, yes, it wasn't supposed to be taken as a standalone statement. I was merely pointing out that I wasn't taking fault with anyone when I made my original statement, and that I consider myself more egocentric than I would ever claim anyone else to be. I was just taking the piss out of myself. Also, might I add I like your avatar. I was confused for a minute until I figured out what you had done. Very clever.



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28 Dec 2005, 2:07 pm

danlo wrote:
I was merely pointing out that I wasn't taking fault with anyone when I made my original statement, and that I consider myself more egocentric than I would ever claim anyone else to be.


I bet my egocentricity can beat your egocentricity any day. :P :P :P


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28 Dec 2005, 2:19 pm

dunno what my IQ is. i took the MENSA basic test a few years ago, and scored the ceiling score (155). they kept pestering me to take the more complex (is that the right word?) test, to get an accurate score, but i haven't done so - don't trust them not to try and recruit me to a government think tank (this happens - i ain't a conspiracy theorist).

so, i suppose that means it's 155+, but plus what, i have no idea.