IQ and psychometric testing...

Triceratopsoil wrote: Atheism is why the west is in such a mess right now

........no bother........

^ by not being muslims & xtians probably.

Atheism is why the west is in such a mess right now

I have known people who were engineers who I thought to be great managers (say as COOs). I'm biased of course, but my wife, who is a chemical engineer, I thought was an excellent manager/director, but I can't infer too much based on my limited experience and inherent biases. A good manager should be widely respected and respectable, and a lot of that has to do with being seen to be fair. It depends on the person. CEOs often require salesmanship because sales is an important part, and to appeal to shareholders. There are good salespeople and those who are bullsh*t artists.

Politicians tend to be salespeople, despite what they formally studied, but I harbor some disdain for salespeople including politicians.

There is no one type of academic background that makes one great for office, though I would think that someone who has a great deal of general knowledge and a general love of learning including re-evaluating and scrutinising their opinions as well as those of the party is more likely to do good for the country, I think. I would like a so-called Renaissance man or woman in office, and someone with integrity and compassion who is not just self-serving.

It is indeed important for the leader to be surrounded by knowledgeable people, and the person should be receptive to a wide range of opinions. It requires a pretty open-minded politician who is interested in the pursuit of truth, for one thing. Someone like Trump is not. He seems anti-science for one thing, and doesn't try to appeal to the most rational of people, and chooses people based on his own biases, agenda, personality traits etc. Trump is an egotistical bullsh*t artist.

As for my philosophical interests, the people who I find that I tend to turn to most to satisfy those interests of mine are often primarily psychologists. Philosophy is a very wide "non-discipline" and intersects with many planes of studies.

There are many forms of intellect. Just because the prez is nifty with numbers doesn't necessarily mean he understands the emotional turmoil of a bleeding vagina once a month. It also doesn't qualify her as someone who can discuss quantum physics and X factor gossip with equal elegance.
One of out most beloved physicist here in Denmark is named Holger Bech Nielsen. The man is an absolute genius when it comes to math, physics and how the universe works. He can dance with the best of em and he is furthermore a brilliant conveyor of knowledge - making complex theories appear simple to laymen such as myself. He knows all of this 'stuff' yet can't for the life of him tie his own shoelaces.

Icarium wrote: Would a candidate with master degree in political science be good qualified as head of state?

The T wrote: Any person who believes Jesus rode a dinosaur should be automatically disqualified.  Over 40% of people couldn't be candidates then.

Would a candidate with master degree in political science be good qualified as head of state?

To be Platonic, but only Philosopher Kings can understand truth and the greater good. ;)

I usually associate politicians with law degrees, but In England the PPE degrees (especially from Oxford) are considered to be fast tickets to political office.
I loved studying Philosophy, but ideally the arts should be studied in tandem with the sciences. I'd like to see more mathematicians and physicists in office.

EDIT: I think law and engineering are two of the best academic backgrounds for office.

Edited by Logan - April 03 2017 at 12:08