I think you missed my point. You have just done it again. I'm not saying that you should go around putting yourself down. I'm just saying that it is generally better to let someone else praise you, and not yourself. It's not because what you say makes me feel in any way inadequate, because I am quite comfortable in my own skin, with who and what I am, and what God has blessed me with. I just don't feel the need to tell everyone else about it, as though they wouldn't be able to notice it unless I said something. It looks like fishing for compliments. Anyone who is around me for any appreciable period of time would be able to see it, and whether or not they were to verbally acknowledge it is entirely up to them. I purposely avoid speaking about myself as much as possible, precisely because I don't want to be seen as arrogant, self-centered, or vain. I can't claim credit for that which God has given me, and My Bible says my gifts will make room for me, and place me before Kings, if that's God's Will.
IQ doesn't really mean all that much, it's just a measure of one's ability to process information, engage in deductive reasoning, and discern order. It is by no means the entire measure of one's intelligence. I read the encyclopedia from cover to cover growing up, when I didn't have anything else to read. Most of what I have learned from that comes under the heading of "little known and even less cared for facts". No big deal, certainly not something to brag about with the intent of making myself look better than someone else in the eyes of a third party or parties. It is what it is.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. (Pro 27:2)
Actually I di not miss your point.
I simply stated how the subject of my IQ came up. When some of the swarm attempted to claim that their 'degrees' somehow made them superior to others when it came to interpreting the Bible, it was not at sll unreasonable to point out that a 'degree' may or may not be significant. And as surprising as it may be to you, my thoughts about IQ are pretty much the same. And I totally agree that IQ is at best only an indication of inate ability to process information. I also agree that it is not indicative of the entire scope of ones intelligence; and I never pretended it was.
Like you said, it is nothing to brag about; it is what it is. That others think they can jerk my chain by making snide remarks about it, is not my problem. You see, I don't much care what they think about me. As much as it might surprise them, I have a lot of friends. Part of the reason is that I am 'authentic' and do not try to pretend to be something I am not. Not suprising to me an most other, people are attracted to those who are willing to show there true selves, warts and all. We've all got them, and nothing is a bigger turn-off than someone who puts on a facade of perfectionism or that everything is 'just fine'.