tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post6353673508715206139..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: IQ versus WThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-18614017789922327482008-08-27T23:32:00.000-07:002008-08-27T23:32:00.000-07:00Thanks for the wise and insightful comments, Jon.Thanks for the wise and insightful comments, Jon.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-10744918214100705902008-08-26T06:27:00.000-07:002008-08-26T06:27:00.000-07:00I find your blog very calming and uplifting.With r...I find your blog very calming and uplifting.<BR/><BR/>With regards to the subject matter. There are different kinds of intelligence. Wisdom and common sense are 2 different and seperate kinds. In addition, intelligence -regardless of the different kinds of intelligence is only a relative concept. <BR/><BR/>People value others who are intelligent in some way or another very often because that person has the power to achieve his or her goals more effectively and efficiently relative to others.<BR/><BR/>If you dont really care about what others think of you or if you are not particularly goal oriented - then perhaps being smart is not crucial in your life. <BR/><BR/>In addition, morality and intelligence are not necessarily corelated. There have been many very intelligent people who have done great harm to others.<BR/><BR/>All this being said - I divide intelligence into the following categories as it relates to their importance in my view and their relative worth in terms of raw performance power:<BR/><BR/>(from least to greater importance)<BR/><BR/>1. Memorization (aka book smart)<BR/>2. Analytical <BR/>3. Common Sense (analytical not only with respect to a particular subject but in a general way) <BR/>4. Wisdom (the ability to apply morality and take into account qualities of the human or sentient heart when making decisions. This is also a type of analytical ability but is wholistic in its application in an almost cosmic sense.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Note:<BR/>Normally I do not like to use the word "cosmic" but its application I believe makes sense in the above paragraph.<BR/><BR/>Anyway thats my view. <BR/><BR/>JonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com