I used to think that they could not think but they could follow a script and then I saw list of Hollywood actors/ actresses that had IQs of 140 and above.
The again, something can be said of common sense intelligence.
Here’s the list:
James Franco
Conan OBrien
Lisa Kudrow
David Duchovny
Natalie Portman
Mayim Bialik
Nicole Kidman
Steve Martin
Shakira
Jordana Brewster
Matt Damon
Madonna
Ashton Kutcher
Jodie Foster
Arnold Schwarzenegger
James Woods
Geena Davis
Quentin Tarantino
Nolan Gould
Sharon Stone
Ashley Rickards
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And who assigned the IQ numbers? Even if true, I’ve known and worked with more than a few PhD’s who are YUGELY lacking in an form of common sense. Guess they’re too smart huh? LOL!
Well, IQ doesn’t exactly equate to being able to think like a normal human being and interact well with normal people. I grew up in a town with the highest number of PhDs per capita in the country (and perhaps the world at the time; mostly all physicists and mathematicians) and I can vouch that nearly all of them (not all, but nearly all) could not interact on a normal level with general, run-of-the-mill people. And, for the most part, they have a huge deficit of common sense.
And this is not just my impression. There were traffic signs in more places than would be normal in a small town; at the lab, there were special internal “rules” for dealing with certain groups, to ensure that they followed the normal security and safety rules (”these sorts of rules are stupid and not needed for people like us”), etc. And I have numerous stories of what weirdness and madness can ensue when some of these guys tried to “help out” on camping trips with our Boy Scout troop...
People like this tend to be a special sort of person, not unlike dealing with mentally challenged or retarded people: both groups need special handling to be able to get along in the modern world without causing undue and unneeded problems for themselves and others.