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Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by mcv on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @05:27AM (#21256844)
Just because you're intelligent doesn't mean you're not irrational. Having intelligence is pretty meaningless except in IQ tests and similar puzzles. Applying your intelligence effectively is what it's all about.
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Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by geggam on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @08:37AM (#21257730)
Having intelligence is quite important. Otherwise you have a higher propensity to react with emotions and do irrational things.

See : Modern society

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Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by mcv on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:56AM (#21259082)
I'm not so sure high intelligence really protects you from reacting with emotions or act irrationally. Plenty of intelligent people can still react very emotionally or even irrationally. Though I suppose reacting intellectually has a higher pay-off for them than for most.
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Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by dmwallin on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:48AM (#21258999)
Having intelligence in most cases just means you're better at post-hoc justification of your emotionally-driven decisions.
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Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by geggam on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @01:09PM (#21260887)
Agreed, however those who arent intelligent repeat the same emotional responses over and over. Intelligence gives you the possibility of changing that, unintelligent dont have that possibility.
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