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Re:The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter by bartkappenburg on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @06:11AM (#18761633)
Don’t confuse knowledge and experience with intellect.
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Re:The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter by james_s_tayler on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @06:37AM (#18761699)
Would it be a better claim to say you can get more knowledgeable by reading rather than smarter or more intelligent?
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Re:The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter by dragonwriter on Friday December 28, 2018 @12:47AM (#18775093)
It's certainly more obviously true (assuming you apply a good filter to what you read, and read critically; you can, equally well, become more fixed in false beliefs by reading otherwise.)
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Re:The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter by ankka on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @06:21AM (#18761661)
Wisdom and intellect should not be confused either
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