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Originally Posted by AvereX
I concede to this and how i.q. is a fair indicator
but do you really think that it can be reduced to numbers ?
I would think so - everything is a number, everything is everything - blah blah blah
but my cynicism is based on the inadequacy of the tests
the inconsistent fluctuations of range qualifications and history questions on i.q. tests ? eww
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I did not say that genius could be reduced to a single number. Since there are many types of genius, there would have to be subcategories and classifications, but yes, in the end (if you took it that far) you could reduce someone's measure of genius to the point of comparative significance (say, 14a5b=Mozart's musical genius).
I'm not saying that current IQ tests are the perfect formula, and I agree with you that a lot of the questions are dependent upon circumstantial upbringing factors (has Kid A ever even heard Word B?), hence imperfect. However, debating the validity of Intelligence Quotients is straying from the topic.