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I used to think that stupidity was the lack of IQ. But reality has shown that stupidity and IQ are completely independent variables and it is possible to have high levels of both IQ and stupidity. IQ is the ability to see patterns. A high IQ person is someone who when exposed to a pattern, can immediately grasp it while a low IQ person is someone who cannot grasp a pattern when it appears in front of them. A really high IQ person can even see a pattern when only a part of it is exposed. But this ability to see patterns has nothing to do with those patterns being right or wrong. Just because a high IQ person can see a pattern does not mean that the specific pattern is the right one. This is why high IQ people sometimes have wrong views about things. To find the right patterns is another ability that is independent of the ability to see those patterns. The lack of this ability to find the right patterns is what is called stupidity. The way to figure out which pattern is right i

Stupidity Home Stupidity I used to think that stupidity was the lack of IQ. But reality has shown that stupidity and IQ are completely independent variables and it is possible to have high levels of both IQ and stupidity. IQ is the ability to see patterns. A high IQ person is someone who when exposed to a pattern, can immediately grasp it while a low IQ person is someone who cannot grasp a pattern when it appears in front of them. A really high IQ person can even see a pattern when only a part of it is exposed. But this ability to see patterns has nothing to do with those patterns being right

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