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schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

Have at it.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/smartest-countries-world-100030945.html

IPayInCash · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:11 am Post subject:

So they shared the "smartest" countries but not the dumbest because some consider IQ an inaccurate way of showing intelligence?

BS. Then why show the smartest? Its a two way street. Gee, I wonder why they omitted the "dumbest" countries.... Rolling Eyes

Fox · Joined: 04 Mar 2009

lemak · Joined: 02 Jan 2011

Someone listed in the comments....

"The countries at the bottom of the barrel are:

1 Equatorial Guinea 59
2 Ethiopia 63
3 Sierra Leone 64
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 65
5 Zimbabwe 66
5 Guinea 66
7 Nigeria 67
8 Ghana 71
9 Tanzania 72
9 Sudan 72"

augustine · Joined: 08 Sep 2012 Location: México

At least the bottom of the list makes sense: some of the poorest/most destitute countries on earth sloop into those spots. Anyway, this is nonsense. Yahoo news, ugh, why even bother paying attention to the "news" if that's your source.

NohopeSeriously · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:38 am Post subject:

Being smart doesn't mean anything. A society needs to balance intelligence (being smart) and wisdom (being wise). South Korea is an example of being only smart.

Who's Your Daddy? · Joined: 30 May 2010 Location: Victoria, Canada.

This one is funny:

Carlos Mencia on Asians:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKwU3BrUfM

Scorpion · Joined: 15 Apr 2012

This gets tiresome. If Koreans have such high IQ's why have they contributed nothing to humanity's knowledge base. No Einstein, no Bell, no Newton, no Spinoza, no nothing. No inventions whatsoever. Not a single nomination for a nobel prize. No great philosophers or mathematicians.

If Koreans had never existed, humanity's knowledge base would not be affected one iota.

We really need to stop starting threads about Korean's IQ's. The science teacher at my school is a creationist. Nuff said.

IPayInCash · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:50 pm Post subject:

Unposter · Joined: 04 Jun 2006

For what it is worth, Kim Daejung won the Nobel Peace Prize, but I still get your point.

There is a difference between being intelligent and being innovative.

To me, there is no question Koreans (as a general rule) are intelligent and extremely hard working compared to other parts of the world.

But, and I think it is pretty obvious, Koreans do not value innovation as much as people do in most of our home countries.

I also think this is changing. Look out world if Korea ever finds a way to marry their intelligence and hard work with a strong value on innovation. It could rock the world. Of course, it hasn't happened yet. But, I would never say never either.

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

Apparently they have done something, granted the list pales in comparison to many other countries, but they haven't done diddly poo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Korean_inventions_and_discoveries

Of course the haters will say "But that's all based on European stuff". Then when you remind them of Chinese inventions that Europeans used, they'll turn around and say "But Europeans actually made it better and practical and applied it". It's not about standards, it's about supremacy.

And while Korea has not invented much, it certainly has contributed to people's lives in supplying quality goods at affordable prices and being a player in electronics, shipping, nuclear construction, automobiles, construction, steel manufacturing, etc.

Also, if you want to play that game, you have to take the balance into account. Where's Korea's record of conquest, colonialism, pillaging, and genocide? I think if you were one of those millions of people slaughtered through English immoral invasion and conquest, you wouldn't give a damn if they gave the world Shakespeare or not. All that would matter is that they are shooting your family and invading lands that belong to you. While Koreans may not have contributed much, it also hasn't detroyed much. If you want credit for Einstein, you have to take the blame for Hitler. Light Bulb? Atom Bomb and Chemical Weapons.

You gotta love the people who try to puff themselves a bit by vicariously claiming credit through other peoples accomplishments, a crime Koreans are of course guilty of. But the Koreans also take group blame. Some people on here want the credit for inventions and literature from their culture, but don't want the blame for race-based slavery or genocidal conflicts. If you take group credit, you have to take group blame.

cabeza · Joined: 29 Sep 2012

Wasn't there the exact same thread like 2 weeks ago?

What Steelrails says is true. Though he goes overboard as usual.
I will say the average Korean student studies much more difficult stuff than kids in my country.
But there is also a stunning lack of curiousity amongst even the brightest students. And an even scarier lack of common sense.

Scorpion · Joined: 15 Apr 2012

cabeza · Joined: 29 Sep 2012

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

Scorpion embodies bitter NET "critical thinking"- long on the critical, short on the thinking. Combine that with a complete lack of logic. If Koreans were not intelligent, then explain how they are global leaders in electronics, shipping, construction, etc. Sorry, but "thanks to the white man" doesn't work for anyone with a bit of critical thinking who can objectively analyze the situation.

As for superstitions and religion, pretty much every nation nation around the world has those. If you had critical thinking, you would realize that Koreans are no more different than anyone else, meaning such things are not reflective of relative intelligence.