why the dalai lama and his monks have a higher iq than others?
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it is because knowledge is a gift ,and some learn how to use this gift far better than others.
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My IQ is over 160 and I am a card-carrying member of Mensa.\nI believe in God.\n\nMy father has an IQ of over 180.  He believes in God.\n\nApparently, the sample size of this study did not include us.\n\nAlso, let us remember that some of the highest IQ's ever have been held by Christians (and Catholics, nonetheless):\nBlaize Pascal - 195\nEmanuel Swedenborg - 205\nGalileo Galilei - 185 (Though his discoveries were at odds with the Church at the time, he devoutely believed in God)\nRené Descartes - 180\n\nThese are scientists and philosophers.  Apparently, the study did not include these geniuses, either.
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Does the Dalai Lama count? =)
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THOUGH PEOPLE have the physical ability to exist individually and alone, we are also social animals who thrive and grow when involved with others. This ability to interact with others, understand them, and interpret their behavior known as interpersonal intelligence. According to Gardner, interpersonal intelligence is seen in how we "notice distinction among others; in particular, contrasts in their moods, temperaments motivations and intentions."\n\nWhy do certain people make excellent politicians, leaders, or clergy? A well-developed interpersonal intelligence plays a substantial role in such success. From a psychological and neurological point of view, the connection between interpersonal intelligence and the brain has been explored for generations; damage the frontal lobe, as was once done in the case of lobotomy patients, and you damage that person's personality and her ability to interact well with others. Interpersonal intelligence allows us to affect others by understanding others; without it, we lose the ability to exist socially. \n\nwrite about how you feel... what you know
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intelligent people without their head up their ^$$
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when someone thinks differently from you - that is not necessarily an indication that they lack intelligence.\n\nin your case it may be a strong indication that in fact they have some.
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it's a matter of nature and environment. \n\na person's heredity and gene make-up has a lot to do with how intelligent they are. you can find evidence of this in many subjects, not just humans. some anilmals are "smarter" than other animals. sometimes chromosomes get crossed and a person is born with disabilities. it's just a part of nature.\n\nalso, the environment in which a person grows up effects their intelligence. if a child is raised in an environment that does not harbor knowledge and education, that child will not flourish mentally.
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Scared and gullible? No, they really are more stupid than the average person. There have been many studies aimed at establishing a link between 'religiosity' and intelligence and almost all of them find that the smarter a person is the less religious he is. The results are summarised in this article with links to the data used.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence\n\nAs further evidence, note especially the christian response in the article, which can be summarised "Yes we are idiots, but that is part of gods plan."
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Some people are truly less intelligent than others.  It isn't necessarily their fault, but we weren't all made equal.  Other people just see things from a different perspective than you can see them from.  Still other people appear to be stupid because they have a different value system than you do so that forces them to make a different decision, not necessarily better or worse, depends on their perspective.
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Emotional intelligence (EQ) might be a greater predictor of success than Intellectual intelligence (IQ), despite an assumption people with high IQs will naturally accomplish more in life.\n\nEmotional intelligence is a person's ability to understand their own emotions and those of others, and to act appropriately using these emotions.
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And Asians are smarter than Whites.
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I have to agree that Dr. Stephen Hawkins is probably the smartest person in the world, at least of people who base themselves around one subject.\n\nAs far as that reporter goes, she may have the highest IQ ever recorded, but the IQ level isn't the only way to judge someone's smarts.  All it means is that she can (probably) learn things quicker than most other people on the planet.\n\nSo, in conclusion, I am da smartest-ist person in da hole wyde worldses.
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the average iq is around 100
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Many things can be disputed about it. Firstly, IQ tests themselves are not accurate measures of intelligence. They only test certain skills and these skills are not exclusively innate. They can be taught. \nSecondly, it depends on social background, if a test asks about something the people taking the test have no knowledge about then they are unlikely to get the question wrong.\nThirdly, there are the social group of the people taking the test and bias. If he tested a group of white university students and compared the results with black prisoners or something then the results are going to be comprimised.\nMost importantly, the scientists who do these tests always have their own views and can easily mulnipulate the tests to get the results they want. There was a lecturer recently who said the black pupils in his class get lower marks than the white pupils. Proves nothing, he marks all their papers doesn't he?
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You determine a genius by his IQ.
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Einstein and Newton didn't use their brains to the maximum extent.  They just used a lot more of their brains than most people.  Also, an IQ test can be used to test ones "brilliancy", but only if it is a good one.
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geniuses always have something unusual about them. einstein couldn't tie his shoes or read or write. it is what makes them imperfect, like all of us are.