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What is a Genius?

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Response to What is a Genius? 2013-11-08 21:59:28 Reply

I usually use genius to mean someone with cutting insight who can solve complex problems in a unique way. I don't think many of the people I think of in this light actually have high IQs though, they might score hella high on divergent thinking tests though.


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Response to What is a Genius? 2013-11-09 07:19:56 Reply

At 4/9/13 01:23 AM, Entice wrote:
At 4/9/13 01:17 AM, thelastsamaritan wrote: So lets say in theory they are really good at something obscure, like the best techno producer in the world, but they suck at math, are they still a genius?
No one is magically good at everything
there's only so much time in life to develop yo skills

I beg to differ. There is not a single topic in which I do not know everything about.


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