People good at math = smart ones?

Seriously now.

The only intelligent people I know are the ones that are good in math. Every professor I had in my life, either in anything math-related or not, was (I eventually got to know) good in math.

So this brings me one old idea, that isn't as wrong as people thought. IQ tests really tell how intelligent someone is, it doesn't matter what other people say about the existence of other "intelligences", it's bullshit. The only intelligent conversations I ever had were with people with high IQ. So fuck the other ones.

Do you people agree?


PS: What do you guys think about this idea: an alien invasion that tests everyone's IQ and kills everyone below 120?

>>53,55
But it's hard to know that someone is fat or spells poorly because they're stupid or lazy, or if they actually have a medical predisposition. (Yes, yes, I know. I'm sure you'll tell me that you can tell.)

And people with IQ in the 80-90's are a bit poorer than average in math, but they're not animals. It should have no impact on their ability to control their eating. The associated difference in diet is better explained by higher education and salary.

People used to think dyslexics, and even long-sighted people were stupid because they were poor at spelling or math. It's not unthinkable that some kind of brain deficiencies could lead to being good at math and bad at spelling. And I've seen no link between spelling and creativity.

Telling people to take responsibility for their actions is fine, but making every percieved flaw out to be from 'bad character' or suchlike creates a lot of trouble for people with real problems. People with undiagnosed Aspergers Syndrome get a lot of flak from that attitude, since many of the possible symptoms like bad handwriting, disinterest in people and rudeness are interpreted as attitude problems.

>>59
tl;dr