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On 4-Sep-2005, "AKA gray asphalt" wrote: And you don't think smart people are lucky to be smart? I for one would not call it luck. -- bill-o A "gimme" can best be defined as an agreement between two golfers neither of whom can putt very well. |
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AKA gray asphalt wrote:
"Doof" wrote in message ... If you think it was merely "luck", then obviously you don't understand it (success) at all. Being lucky whilst being stupid will get you into next week or next month, but not much further. And you don't think smart people are lucky to be smart? Considering that smart is 99% volitional, no I don't. |
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"Doof" wrote: And you don't think smart people are lucky to be smart? Considering that smart is 99% volitional, no I don't. Where did you get that number? |
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"Dan Luke" wrote in message ... "Doof" wrote: And you don't think smart people are lucky to be smart? Considering that smart is 99% volitional, no I don't. Where did you get that number? From the inverse...that which is physical impairment. What proportion would YOU say is volitional? |
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"Doof" wrote in message
... "Dan Luke" wrote in message ... "Doof" wrote: And you don't think smart people are lucky to be smart? Considering that smart is 99% volitional, no I don't. Where did you get that number? From the inverse...that which is physical impairment. So your belief is that in the absence of a rare physical impairment, anyone can just *will* themselves to be smart? So a person with an IQ of 80 (well within the range designated as "normal") could become a nuclear physicist, if only she or he chose to work hard enough at it? I realize it's almost beside the point to ask, but: do you have any evidence to support such a belief? --Gary |
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"Doof" wrote: And you don't think smart people are lucky to be smart? Considering that smart is 99% volitional, no I don't. Where did you get that number? From the inverse...that which is physical impairment. What proportion would YOU say is volitional? I'm sorry; at this point, I have no idea what you are talking about. |
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"Dan Luke" wrote in message ... "Doof" wrote: And you don't think smart people are lucky to be smart? Considering that smart is 99% volitional, no I don't. Where did you get that number? From the inverse...that which is physical impairment. What proportion would YOU say is volitional? I'm sorry; at this point, I have no idea what you are talking about. How much of "smarts" is volitional and how much is luck? Okay? |
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