Book smarts vs. common sense - Intelligence thunderdome.

[OAS]

I must admit, I always have found Doc and Arthur to be outside the norm of most engineers. They are almost normal people. :-D

[Doc]

Aww shucks, you're gonna make me blush

[Rape Fantasizer]

Dent said:

Explains why I'm an engineer and still fairly normal.

:rofl:
Anyhow, I think having common sense is much more valuable than being book smart. Anyone can study their ass off and learn a great deal. Common sense has to come naturally. Someone with it can do well in school if they just try. A booksmart person cannot learn common sense. But I resent all of you for saying someone can't have both. :-(

[Arthur Dent]

Explains why I'm an engineer and still fairly normal.

:rofl:

Wha? I said fairly! :poke:

Edit -

But I resent all of you for saying someone can't have both.

Of course you can, it's just pretty rare. :thumbs-up:



Edited By Arthur Dent on Sep. 12 2002 at 4:55

[AdolescentMasturbator]

I think it depends. There are people that are intelligent and have common sense. This is also relative to what your definition of intelligence. Is intelligence just repeating facts learned from a teacher or a textbook or do you consider it to be deeper. Then again it isn't that hard to point out a moron.

[Rape Fantasizer]

I think there is a difference between being intelligent and being book smart. Book smart people are those who can recite facts they read or heard about. Intelligence is a measure of your ability to learn things and be able to apply them when needed.

[Luna]

Is intelligence just repeating facts learned from a teacher or a textbook or do you consider it to be deeper.

I think AM hit the nail on the head with that statement.

I have worked along side extremely book smart individuals and I must say that the majority of them have no common sense let alone emotional intelligence.

[Hey Ladi]

I often hear people say that so and so is relatively intelligent but lacks common sense.

:lol: I get that a lot too

[Keyser Soze]

intelligence is knowing everything while common sense is knowing how to use it.

[LZMF1]

what if.........say for example.....you had both?

[Ken'sPen]

LZ, you are more of an idiot sevant,
without the sevant part.

[Doc]

Or savant, if Rainman wants to spell it the right way

[LZMF1]

ken, check your PMs.

i sent you something :fuckoff:

[Ken'sPen]

I saw LZ,
very eloquent.

[GonzoStyle]

People with book smarts act like they know.

People with common sense/street smarts, act like they know nothing. cause they is smart enough to not have to prove it.

[Ken'sPen]

what if.........say for example.........you had neither?

[AdolescentMasturbator]

Let's not talk about lz please.

[GonzoStyle]

what if.........say for example.........you had neither?

Then you'd have to take about aids and pretend you are tough, even though you would puss out in person..... you know, like me.