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originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: Fools
They're better at convincing others of how smartified they are, and nothing more.
Intelligence is an abstraction that expresses itself in numerous ways. It's not really something concrete though we continue to measure it (haphazardly) and place value on it (foolishly.)
It's simply another case of "My dog's better than your dog."
originally posted by: LABTECH767
a reply to: Fools
I have to whole heartedly agree with Norhoc though I am not stateside, for we the question would be Cambridge and Oxford and the answer is the same NO.
Smartest kid I ever knew was a dyslexia sufferer with no qualification's at all but whom had the sharpest mind I have ever encountered.
I am not the sharpest tool in the box either despite having a couple of qualification's.
Qualification's do not equate common sense, they do not equate real world intelligence either.
Now here is the problem with elite establishment's, it is also a boon depending on what angle you come at this point from.
They create an elite mind set, those that go to these institution's then travel in these social circles and this in turn creates an elitism among there members which can be and usually is good for them but not that good for those that went to less prestigious educational institutions and whom in many cases are just as bright in not even brighter.
originally posted by: Fools
My thinking is that Ivy League schools are all hype and more about connections and money than they would ever admit.
originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: silo13
But hunting a deer is a really low impact activity. It's not multinational negotiations, managing a hedge fund, engineering the vehicles that will get us to Mars, or anything that's actually important for us as a species.
originally posted by: Metallicus
a reply to: Fools
I don't assume Ivy League graduates are smarter, but I do assume they are privileged and corrupt. Just look at your average politician, CEO or lobbyist for proof.
originally posted by: norhoc
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
You want a cookie for that? Are you reduced to name dropping now?
originally posted by: silo13
LOL - or course not - just another example having nothing to do with the first.