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My own theory is that really bad decisions often require a degree of intelligence as they are often driven by sheer hubris rather than calm logical thinking.
by arethuza 7y ago
My own theory is that really bad decisions often require a degree of intelligence as they are often driven by sheer hubris rather than calm logical thinking.
- mcv 7y agoJust because you're intelligent doesn't mean you're not irrational. Having intelligence is pretty meaningless except in IQ tests and similar puzzles. Applying your intelligence effectively is what it's all about.
- geggam 7y agoHaving intelligence is quite important. Otherwise you have a higher propensity to react with emotions and do irrational things. See : Modern society
- dmwallin 7y agoHaving intelligence in most cases just means you're better at post-hoc justification of your emotionally-driven decisions.
- geggam 7y agoAgreed, however those who arent intelligent repeat the same emotional responses over and over. Intelligence gives you the possibility of changing that, unintelligent dont have that possibility.
- mcv 7y agoI'm not so sure high intelligence really protects you from reacting with emotions or act irrationally. Plenty of intelligent people can still react very emotionally or even irrationally. Though I suppose reacting intellectually has a higher pay-off for them than for most.
- JohnBooty 7y agoThis makes sense. You can make terrible personal decisions (ie, starting a meth habit, fighting a bear) at any intelligence level. But to make poor decisions on a scale that affects many others, you generally need the intelligence to rise to some level of power. (There are of course exceptions, like starting a brushfire, etc)