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?

>>1
Not all my most intelligent friends are great at math, but they probably are capable of being better at math if they tried.

Generally, math -> intelligence, but intelligence -/-> math

IQ tests test moar than just math (not even sure how much math is tested), so hard to say.

Other "intelligences" might exist, but they probably don't contribute much to good conversation.

No alien civilization would ever do that.  People with IQs over 120 make bad slaves, and their own people are probably far smarter than 120 IQ.

>>5
Dictionary.com:
1. capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc. 
2. manifestation of a high mental capacity: He writes with intelligence and wit. 
3. the faculty of understanding. 
4. knowledge of an event, circumstance, etc., received or imparted; news; information. 

Creativity is important, but it =/= art, and it certainly does not belong in any of these categories.

Dexterity takes some amount of mental acuity, but it also =/= intelligence by these definitions (maybe 2, but only after a stretch).  By this standard, all Olympic gymnists, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, et al, are geniuses.

Genius =/= success at life.  phailing @ life is moar common than you think.

"their intelligence is high in other ways" -> "they are moar capable in other ways"