meaning of intelligent?
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I'm not sure "capabilities" is the best word to use as it covers a very broad spectrum. Intelligence has multiple facets, each uniquely relevant to their own specific application.kordofany wrote: ↑June 21st, 2018, 11:10 pm When we say this intelligent person, we assume that he was able to control the way his brain analyzes the facts. Intelligence is a characteristic that is intended to compliment a person. If that's not true, does that mean the word "intelligent" is meaningless? Can we use the word "capabilities" instead
Intelligence can be seen as the ability to solve rudimentary problems and equations, learn and retain knowledge and complex information. until any word can be clearly defined it is somewhat meaningless.
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The problem being, that in order for an Illusion to exist it must be mistaken to be a Reality, the truth.
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Consciousness.
Man not being born conscious is not Intelligent.
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A lump of wood, a chisel, a saw, and a screwdriver.
Which is the odd one out?
A 'civilised' person would chose lump of wood since it is not in the category "tool".
A person who is not literate might choose screwdriver since you chisel saw and wood can be used together.
Yet literacy is not intelligence.
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