Is there a correspondence between intelligence and lack of bb genetics?

[Parker]

The Jack of All Trades, Master of None has died out for a reason; specialisation. In the world we live in, there are so many branches of knowledge that one can only succeed with narrow focusing on one field. It's a pity but that's how things are.

The natural world has shown us what happens to those who are too specialized. Take for instance the Sabre-tooth cat vs. the American Grizzly Bear. The Sabre-Tooth Cat was specialized for very large prey, specifically large Bison, when it's food died out (that particular large species of Bison), plus man being a better predator, the Sabre-tooth cat could not adapt to other prey. It could not run down other prey because it was a abuse predator. So extinction was eminent. Now look at the American Grizzly Bear, it is an omnivore, and is very adaptive to various environments and foods. It has survived by being flexible and adaptive, and not specialized in just one type of prey.

[Deicide]

The natural world has shown us what happens to those who are too specialized. Take for instance the Sabre-tooth cat vs. the American Grizzly Bear. The Sabre-Tooth Cat was specialized for very large prey, specifically large Bison, when it's food died out (that particular large species of Bison), plus man being a better predator, the Sabre-tooth cat could not adapt to other prey. It could not run down other prey because it was a abuse predator. So extinction was eminent. Now look at the American Grizzly Bear, it is an omnivore, and is very adaptive to various environments and foods. It has survived by being flexible and adaptive, and not specialized in just one type of prey.

99% of the species that have ever lived have gone extinct just as our species will one day too.

The analogy is fatuous because in the economic world an 'omnivore' has little to gain.....

[Parker]

99% of the species that have ever lived have gone extinct just as our species will one day too.

The analogy is fatuous because in the economic world an 'omnivore' has little to gain.....

The original analogy was S.tooth Cat vs. The Roach
I think a person who is adaptive to different environments can be a better success than one that is only specialized to one. A brilliant or successful scientist might not be a people person, but excels in the lab and lets say he  he goes to a party he might only talk to one person (if that), because he doesn't feel comfortable around people. And he may not have networked with anybody that could help him in any way. Take a scientist (like Dr. Robert Horner---he helped with The Jurassic Park series) who is a wonderful people-person, and is very adaptive, he'll come away with more from that party and has network with more people than the insecure one.

If you look at the middle east, many of those countries economies revolve around one thing:Oil. Everything geared toward Oil production, oil refining. What happens when the oil runs out? Same thing as countries who rely on tourism. Those countries tend to be poor. When you rely solely on one thing, eventually it will bite you. The whole, putting your eggs in one basket concept. Diversify!!!

[Deicide]

The original analogy was S.tooth Cat vs. The Roach
I think a person who is adaptive to different environments can be a better success than one that is only specialized to one. A brilliant or successful scientist might not be a people person, but excels in the lab and lets say he  he goes to a party he might only talk to one person (if that), because he doesn't feel comfortable around people. And he may not have networked with anybody that could help him in any way. Take a scientist (like Dr. Robert Horner---he helped with The Jurassic Park series) who is a wonderful people-person, and is very adaptive, he'll come away with more from that party and has network with more people than the insecure one.

If you look at the middle east, many of those countries economies revolve around one thing:Oil. Everything geared toward Oil production, oil refining. What happens when the oil runs out? Same thing as countries who rely on tourism. Those countries tend to be poor. When you rely solely on one thing, eventually it will bite you. The whole, putting your eggs in one basket concept. Diversify!!!

Tell that to all the electrical engineers and computer programmers who are raking it in...

[Parker]

Tell that to all the electrical engineers and computer programmers who are raking it in...

Actually because the market is so over-saturated with Engineers and computer programmers and IT techs, many are not making the money that was commanded 6-10 years ago. Just like attorneys. Many attorneys are frustrated that they don't have steady jobs or great jobs as they thought they would and are in debt from school loans for their undergrad and law school.

[Deicide]

Actually because the market is so over-saturated with Engineers and computer programmers and IT techs, many are not making the money that was commanded 6-10 years ago. Just like attorneys. Many attorneys are frustrated that they don't have steady jobs or great jobs as they thought they would and are in debt from school loans for their undergrad and law school.

Nonetheless better than those philosophy degree folks...

[Parker]

Nonetheless better than those philosophy degree folks...

Quite true...I knew one that graduated from Duke 1 year early. She's in a dead end and abusive relationship w/ a 40+ yr old man.

[Deicide]

Quite true...I knew one that graduated from Duke 1 year early. She's in a dead end and abusive relationship w/ a 40+ yr old man.

Specialists still prevail in today's world...

[The_Iron_Disciple]

Nonetheless better than those philosophy degree folks...

INDEED ! I decided getting a degree in Philosophy wasn't really in my best interest ... though I still read it from time to time. 

[BEAST 8692]

let me see, arnold's body and brain vs bill gates?

ARNOLD.

next stupid question...

[Beener]

Case in point: The chemists who developed synthetic steroid compounds in the 40's and 50's were bookwormish, scrawny nerds who could profit the least from them; they weren't made by Serio Olivas, Flex Wheelers and Ronnie Colemans. People who are more physically gifted in general tend to be less 'intellectual' for lack of a better word. There are exceptions; also skinny, ascetic physicists or poets are rarely great pumpers of iron. Evolutionary development and distribution; the brightest lack the physical qualities whereas the most physical lack the cerebral qualities. That said, I agree with no known correlation that is as of yet demonstrable...

Number one, you're a retard, hope this helps.

Number two, how do you know they were scrawny nerds? Some of those scientists very well could have been big guys, small guys medium guys, huge onlyme fatass kind of guys. You're making up a story and using it as fact. Does that make any sense?!?! No, cause you're a retard.

[HowieW]

Now I have lived in over 5 countries and again and again I see guys with great bb genetics and unfortunately not the greatest noggins. And the obverse is true as well, it seems to be that those with shitty bb genetics have the better brains. Wonder if anyone else has noticed this as well?

The odds are if you get one gift you don't get too many others, plus we all tend to use the gifts we have and shy away from those things we are not strong at

[Triple-H_2005]

Quite true...I knew one that graduated from Duke 1 year early. She's in a dead end and abusive relationship w/ a 40+ yr old man.

She graduated from Duke.

That explains everything!

[GoneAway]

Now I have lived in over 5 countries and again and again I see guys with great bb genetics and unfortunately not the greatest noggins. And the obverse is true as well, it seems to be that those with shitty bb genetics have the better brains. Wonder if anyone else has noticed this as well?

the way i see it is - the high iq guys dont care how they look, thus appearing to have crap genetics. but if they trained hard, hit the sauce and lived the bber lifestyle, they would probably look damn good.

tom prince is a perfect example of a 'dont judge a book by its cover.'

[nuyork143]

This thread is hilarious!

[D-bol]

IMO, IQ is no the best indication of intellegence...
what is intellegence?
Guy can do math - everyone thinks he's intellegent.
Yet it comes to life situations (relationship, business, etc) and he handles it worse than the next Joe who sux at maths...
I could argue for hours that intellegence is a vague thing. Yeah, you get dumb ass and you get very smart people, but in general, most of us are quite smart in something and stupid in something else. It's just that we more often than not find ourselves doing those things, which we are not intellegent at, while passing on those where our real talents are. Popular trends....u know.

[Samourai Pizzacat]

This thread has so much bullshit in it I wouldn't know where to start cleaning....

[Parker]

This thread has so much bullshit in it I wouldn't know where to start cleaning....

Please start....I think i added to it.