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Points: 14721 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2016 at 07:27
I would say no. The most intelligent life humans rarely rise to the top of the pack because they make the masses feel inferior. Humans, arguably the most intelligent life forms ever to evolve on the planet are literally destroying the life support system upon which they rely through their own cleverness. Meanwhile lesser life forms like pigeons and cockroaches are thriving in our wake. Sharks, crocodiles and turtles don't rely on intelligence but rather mostly on instinct and have survived many mass extinctions for hundreds of millions of years while in contrast, we the most intelligent species are resonsbile for sixth mass extincition currently in the making. And finally, it must be stated that there are different types of intelligence. IQ is quite distinct from EQ and many different means for improving both. Obviously intelligence can be an asset in individual situations but in an overarcking historical context seems to be a bane not a boon
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Points: 887 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2016 at 12:49
I have bad news.   Just because someone listens to prog doesn't make them more intelligent than the average person.  Sometimes what people take for intelligence is just a stylish pretension.
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Points: 16207 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2016 at 17:12
Originally posted by Proletariat Proletariat wrote:

nope


I agree. Class and sophistication maybe but not intelligence necessarily.

Think of it this way. You don't have to be super smart to play chess or even to be good at it but you do need patience. Same thing with prog. Also, you don't need to be intelligent to like opera, appreciate Rembrandt or Raphael or read Aristotle or Shakespeare you just have to have the inclination(and again often the patience). 


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Points: 122 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2016 at 08:30
I know plenty of dumb ass holes jerks who likes prog, so no - I'm smart though.

Edited by lostrom - December 24 2016 at 08:31
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