Has every living person been ‘tested’?
But, since the average Harvard professor believes there was no cheating in the 2020 election, is this actually a compliment?
Or liar/denier. I would add there was obvious cheating in 2024 as well.
“””He said Trump’s IQ is equal to that of the average Harvard professor.””
I would consider that an insult.
I am just a common man, construction trades for life. I tested out at 126 when I was 48. Took a test when my daughter was pondering colleges. What is Trumps? 145-160?
Professors don’t need to be brilliant, they just need to know their field and be willing to put in the work.
Think of the Thomas Edison quote about genius being 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration.
Professors may be bright, they may not be. But they all know how to play the academic game.
Not sure why he was trying to insult Trump there....
This guy has some very intriguing thoughts....and then you find he’s actually pretty racist. He hates the Joooooos.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge
I could have told him that.
I never took anything called an IQ test. I took the PSAT, SAT, GRE. As far as I can tell, these tests are intended to measure verbal and mathematical aptitude. So, if you become a math major and actually learn advanced mathematics, that counts for nothing. These tests do not test for knowledge, just aptitude. So, I consider them to be of very limited use.
I know someone who scored 800 in both math and verbal in the SAT. He went on to Harvard and graduated. His career was unexceptional.
Some snot on X said that Elon was not that smart. I replied: if so, he must have worked hard.
I remember when Americans gave credit for hard work. Lazy liberals seem to have put the emphasis on credentials and imagined IQs.
I’ve estimated Trump’s IQ to be about 150-160, with a knack for being uncommonly canny and he works hard. Never a moment does he become unengaged withe life.
That last part undoubtedly was drilled into him by his father. But the first two, you have to be born with. You can’t learn a high IQ and you can’t learn how to weave between points like water to get what you want. Those are inborn qualities of a person.
Let's suppose this is provable by some objective measure...
Can he prove for a fact that Jesus is the Law of David? It's super EZ if you know where to look. The simplicity is shocking. Like finding Waldo. Child's play.
But there's also this regarding intelligence:
It is interesting to note that in a halachic debate, the final verdict in Jewish law isn’t necessarily bestowed upon the one who is the more intelligent. Rather it is decided based on the opinion of the person who is the more humble.6 What does the Torah tell us about Moses? Not that he was a brilliant scholar, but that he was the epitome of humility.
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Even before King David became king, he was known as “the final verdict.”8 King Saul, his predecessor, was brilliant, but the halachah was determined according to David. We know that David was very humble; he is called “the servant of the L-rd” and “My servant David.”9
Additionally, Hillel, the famous Tannaic rabbi and scholar, faced off time and time again against his colleague Shammai in determining Jewish law. Shammai was actually intellectually sharper than Hillel, but the halachah was decided according to Hillel because of his humility and kindness.
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/137086/jewish/Nun.htm
Trump’s uncle, John, was a professor at MIT, and along with Professor Van de Graff (yup, that Van de Graff) started a company called High Voltage Engineering. They made linear accelerators. They are still in business. Van de Graff was a fifth generation Alabaman.
I’m in the same range of him, testing between 186 (didn’t have my coffee that day) up to 208, and I concur...
While I don’t put a LOT of importance on the number, it does help you see connections and patterns at scale. This guy would be interesting to talk with.
Here is the full version of Michael Knowles with Christopher Langan. It is well worth taking the time. I watched it completely in several sessions. When both Michael and Christopher light up their cigars and keep talking, the visuals are great. The far ranging subject matter is also worthwhile.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9miVG2xT5jY
That has also been said of Marilyn vos Savant, who is still alive.
There’s intellectual IQ and there’s Street smarts IQ, or as I call it real world smarts IQ.
My daughter’s IQ is well above average, but not mensa. About 135 if I recall correctly. However if there was a Mensa for real world/ Street smarts IQ she is definitely that.
I think Donald Trump fits that category of above average intelligence and way above average Street smarts IQ