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Damen

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 12:35

I have a 167 IQ and i'm a member of Mensa, so maybe.

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 12:37

Man With Hat wrote:

I dont think so.

There are alot of stupid people out there, chances are some of them like prog.

I'm one of them! Woohoo!

kirklott

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 12:37

Harry Hood wrote:

I just took that IQ test, and my score was 92.

I'm barely not retarded, but even I can appreciate progressive music.

I don't believe you.

And even if you did, you rushed because I only gave you that link a few moments ago.

And even if you did, the online tests are considered by many wildly inaccurate.

And even if you did, IQ tests in general are considered highly flawed.

And even if your IQ is 92, that's nowhere near retarded, and in fact is pretty close to average.

And even if your IQ is 92, IQ tests focus on almost entirely on logic etc., as opposed to other forms of intelligence ranging from social intelligence to the arts.

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kirklott

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 12:40

Damen wrote:

I have a 167 IQ and i'm a member of Mensa, so maybe.

If your IQ is 167, you should be in the Prometheus Society instead of Mensa. I wouldn't qualify, but my son would.

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kirklott

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 12:43

Man With Hat wrote:

I dont think so.

There are alot of stupid people out there, chances are some of them like prog.

Well, more people voted for Bush than listen to prog. I think that says something. I'm not sure what, but I'm pretty sure it says something.

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kirklott

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 12:50

Damen wrote:

I have a 167 IQ and i'm a member of Mensa, so maybe.

If your IQ is above 160, I believe you can upgrade to The Prometheus Society. I wouldn't qualify, but my son would.

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 13:45

kirklott wrote:

Harry Hood wrote:

I just took that IQ test, and my score was 92.

I'm barely not retarded, but even I can appreciate progressive music.

I don't believe you.

And even if you did, you rushed because I only gave you that link a few moments ago.

And even if you did, the online tests are considered by many wildly inaccurate.

And even if you did, IQ tests in general are considered highly flawed.

And even if your IQ is 92, that's nowhere near retarded, and in fact is pretty close to average.

And even if your IQ is 92, IQ tests focus on almost entirely on logic etc., as opposed to other forms of intelligence ranging from social intelligence to the arts.

I did rush through it, but only the mental math problems. I knew I wasn't going to get any of them, because I can't do mental math. So, if I actually took my time with it, my score would be a lot lower.

kirklott

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 14:03

Harry Hood wrote:

I did rush through it, but only the mental math problems. I knew I wasn't going to get any of them, because I can't do mental math. So, if I actually took my time with it, my score would be a lot lower.

Well a lot of historical figures, from Edison to Einstein to Lincoln and many others, were considered poor students, and either kicked out school or came close.

So perhaps you're in good company.

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 14:17

prog fans - not inteligent, just using their inteliugence here

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 14:50

Well online IQ tests fail because of that you get an unlimted amount of time to do it...and also they just get into very few of the subjects that should be touched...

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 14:50

I know a lot of highly intelligent people who do not like prog music at all but are more in to Punk, Jazz, Classical, soul or even R&B. And some of them really hate prog musicians for finding themselves so very interesting.
And I also know a lot of intelligent people liking other music, like for example Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand or Bloc Party.

And are we saying here that women in general have a lower IQ then men? Prog lovers are more often men than women! (The last prog-concert I saw was 80% male, 20% women).

So all in all, I think the idea that Prog lovers have a higher IQ than people liking other music is not true.

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 14:55

UncleMeat wrote:

I know a lot of highly intelligent people who do not like prog music at all but are more in to Punk, Jazz, Classical, soul or even R&B. And some of them really hate prog musicians for finding themselves so very interesting.
And I also know a lot of intelligent people liking other music, like for example Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand or Bloc Party.

And are we saying here that women in general have a lower IQ then men? Prog lovers are more often men than women! (The last prog-concert I saw was 80% male, 20% women).

So all in all, I think the idea that Prog lovers have a higher IQ than people liking other music is not true.

Im pretty sure we would get a result above the average if we IQ-tested the whole community here...but as i said im sure you can find a guy with 170 in iq and likes abba and so on and im not saying that all intelligent people listen to prog but the average intelligence for proggers is higher than the average population...And you dont really know if your friends is intellligent do you

Aslo i has been proven that men has a higer average IQ than women

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kirklott

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Posted: November 12 2005 at 16:12

No one in this thread has said anything to the contrary.

UncleMeat wrote:

And are we saying here that women in general have a lower IQ then men? Prog lovers are more often men than women! (The last prog-concert I saw was 80% male, 20% women).

The sexist angle. How trendy.

Again, no one said this. And to the contrary, my wife is part of a book group, I'm part of a mountain biking group. So does this indicate women are more intelligent than men?

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UncleMeat

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Posted: November 15 2005 at 15:55

I must admit that I did not read the post from Kirklott and others properly and reacted accordingly Embarrassed (maybe a personal IQ problem)

Maidenrulez and Kirklott are probably right about saying that the IQ of progrock lovers is above the average IQ. And I expect that the IQ of people liking Classical music, jazz music, world music or the singer-songwriter genre is also above average. But do you think there is a type of music that is loved by people with a less than average IQ?

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Big Ears

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Posted: January 07 2006 at 07:27

No IQ test will give you a defnitive score. You need to take several IQ tests and then calculate a mean average. Practice does not, however, make perfect! I should know, I've done quite a few. They are interesting for showing you your strengths and weaknesses. But, an IQ score score will not be a measurement of your human qualities, such as kindness, honesty, warmth, etc, which are more important anyway aren't they?

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Posted: January 07 2006 at 07:31

I am so smart, I am so smart, s m r t, I am so smart

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Posted: January 07 2006 at 08:11

Why any genuinely intelligent person would

Believe that intelligence can be quantified
Brag about their score in some arbitrary test and
Join one of the amateur eugenics societies masquerading as a high IQ club

is completely beyond my comprehension.

But then, I've always been a bit of a thicko.

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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

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Posted: January 07 2006 at 08:12

I took a test when I was 12 in seven different categories and I ranked above average in everyone except social interaction and perception.

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