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To tie your analogy back in: There is correlation in intellectual capacity between categories of intelligence (linguistic, mathematic, spacial, etc.). Individua
by therealdrag0 9y ago
To tie your analogy back in: There is correlation in intellectual capacity between categories of intelligence (linguistic, mathematic, spacial, etc.). Individuals capabilities vary, but on average individuals high in one area are rarely below average in other area.
(Anecdote: I found it no problem to get degrees in both Computer Science AND English with minors in French and Philosophy. Some people find it strange that someone could do both types of things, but I just like learning everything!)
- rimliu 9y agoMy friend, a math teacher, had this saying: only 5% are good at math, but those 5% are good at anything.
- Fraterkes 9y agoVery modest
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- andai 9y agoI was told this was the reason people study math, and companies hire those people: "If you can get a degree in math, you prove yourself to be intelligent and hard working. Companies like those kind of people."
- therealdrag0 9y agoSame with philosophy. My schools philosophy department had stats showing their students had higher writing scores than English students and didn't have significant unemployment (I forget what they compared employment to).