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Originally posted by angela146
Those of you who are pontificating about IQ tests and how they don't mean anything might just want to go to a Mensa gathering some time.
As was stated above, Mensa is a group for people who score at the 98th percentile on an intelligence test (IQ132 on WAIS or WISC).
If IQ meant nothing, then Mensans would be no more intelligent than anyone else. Well, the truth is that they *are* a lot more intelligent than most people. You can hear it in the programs, see it in the games room and experience it in casual conversation over a cup of coffee.
Yes, people, IQ (as measured by the mainstream intelligence tests) does mean something.
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The way I see it there are two types of intelligence. Intellectual and social. Intellectuals w/ high IQs are nuclear physicists and rocket scientists. Socialites w/ high IQs are??? I'm not sure what they are, but the have an understanding of what it takes to get through day to day life without alienating everyone they meet. Here's a good example. When my sister was in college she had a roommate who was a genius. He was the ultimate intellectual. When moving day came the looked at the Cable TV line coming out of the back of his set and rather than use his fingers to turn the nut and release the cable he used a scissors to cut the thing off. This guy could match brain power with the best in Mensa and couldn't handle basic day to day tasks. Now you tell me, who's better off, someone with high intellectual intelligence or high social inteligence.