Can you define intelligence?

[mania]

Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła,
Kiedy my żyjemy.
Co nam obca przemoc wzięła,
Zubrowka odbierzemy.

:rofl:

(frigging 15 characters)

 

[Zeeman]

Intelligence is, to me anyway, the ability to learn, and most importantly, to figure htings out for yourself.

This is very different to being educated. Educated people are able to remember a lot of stuff, but they aren't always intelligent.

Einstein was intelligent. The Wright Brothers were intelligent.

The judges that award multi million dollar payouts because people pour hot coffee on their laps in drive throughs, or slip on wet floors are merely educated...

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[H2Andy]

The judges that award multi million dollar payouts because people pour hot coffee on their laps in drive throughs

how about people who don't know the facts of particular cases, nor do they know that judges don't award damages in jury trials? (they can cut them back, and that's what the judge did in this case)



here are the facts on that case:

http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_mcdonalds.htm

as a result, McDonalds lowered the temperature in their coffees from 180-190 degrees to 150-155 degrees.

the difference? third degree burns take 60 seconds to develop, rather than 2-7 seconds after contact with the hot liquid.

these are three very important facts:

--McDonald's admitted that it has known about the risk of serious burns from its scalding hot coffee for more than 10 years -- the risk was brought to its attention through numerous other claims and suits, to no avail;

--From 1982 to 1992, McDonald's coffee burned more than 700 people, many receiving severe burns to the genital area, perineum, inner thighs, and buttocks;

-- The Shriner’s Burn Institute in Cincinnati had published warnings to the franchise food industry that its members were unnecessarily causing serious scald burns by serving beverages above 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[fairybasslet]

how about people who don't know the facts of particular cases, nor do they know that judges don't award damages in jury trials? (they can cut them back, and that's what the judge did in this case)



here are the facts on that case:

http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_mcdonalds.htm

as a result, McDonalds lowered the temperature in their coffees from 180-190 degrees to 150-155 degrees.

the difference? third degree burns take 60 seconds to develop, rather than 2-7 seconds after contact with the hot liquid.

these are three very important facts:

--McDonald's admitted that it has known about the risk of serious burns from its scalding hot coffee for more than 10 years -- the risk was brought to its attention through numerous other claims and suits, to no avail;

--From 1982 to 1992, McDonald's coffee burned more than 700 people, many receiving severe burns to the genital area, perineum, inner thighs, and buttocks;

-- The Shriner’s Burn Institute in Cincinnati had published warnings to the franchise food industry that its members were unnecessarily causing serious scald burns by serving beverages above 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

Intelligent men are so sexy.