>>16470833>i do think there's some validityI think that at the end of the day it doesn't gauge for anything at all in what really comes out of a person, that's something else entirely and not able to be determined by any kind of test. You can find a lot of high IQ people who are completely braindead in the things they do and say. Much like that, there are people in higher-up academic positions who you can safely call retards.
It's valid in that, if someone does well at it, then it shows that they're at least capable of focusing on something and have a good memory. It's just a brain exercise. Which it may be good for, why not. But thinking that it completely determines the worth of a person's thoughts and their ideas is just stupid. We aren't even close to understanding how the brain works in the larger picture, so, thinking that a test can figure out somebody's worth is pretty much insane.
Which is common sense, or at least it's supposed to be. If I recall correctly it's stated with a bunch of IQ tests that it's not really supposed to mean a whole lot, and more than anything supposed to serve as an indicator of some sort. You're free to interpret it's results as you wish, it's nothing definite.
But I'm saying this because a good chunk of people go on to take it at absolute face value. I don't mean you, of course, but you can likely recall seeing at least one person who was desperately attached to this sort of thing. Which is sad to see, as far as I recall some even burn bridges throughout their life and end up with it ruined, because of an IQ test convincing them that they're just that smart and therefore everything will work out for them.
So, I guess it depends on how the individual takes it, if you digest it how it's supposed to then it can serve it's purpose and give you a good indication of your cognitive capability, but buying that it's anything more is deluding yourself.
Charlim.
