I worked with my husband and he was in court nearly every day for 35 years. He mentored me very well and taught me to recognize bs. My neurologist handed me a load of bs so I called him out. His response was to accuse me of being angry and depressed and that he could prescribe an anti depressant for me. I told him I no longer required his services. My orthopedist bs me, I called him out, he hung up on me lol. My emergency room doctor that I had seen once previously, out and out lied to me. Called him out, said that’s not what you told me last time. He scurried away, never to be seen again. Unbelievable hubris and insulting treatment from so called professionals who obviously think the general public are so stupid. I don’t care that I’ve burned those bridges. I don’t want any of those people in charge of my health care.
Agreed. I know some like that too, while also knowing some who have probably an average i.q. at best, but have plenty of common sense. Funny how that works. God is no respecter of persons.
That isn't what average means. The median is the value at the midpoint of a statistical distribution of values. I can get an average of 10 with nine values of 1 and one value of 91, and in such a case 9 of the 10 values are below the average.
I used to believe in the wisdom of the average person.
Now I don't
Average iq is 100. That means that 50% of the population has less than average iq.
Average is 100 if you do a mean distribution across all countries.
The average actually varies from country to country.
US average (mean) IQ is actually 98.
IQ starts dropping off of a cliff once you leave Western and Asian countries
I was kinda referring to western countries. Some countries, in Africa for example, the average iq is 70.
I say the same. I used to work in medicine so I say something similar for doctors.
50% of doctors finished in the bottom half of their class.
50% of doctors are assholes.
That means that only 25% of doctors have a clue and aren't assholes.
I worked with my husband and he was in court nearly every day for 35 years. He mentored me very well and taught me to recognize bs. My neurologist handed me a load of bs so I called him out. His response was to accuse me of being angry and depressed and that he could prescribe an anti depressant for me. I told him I no longer required his services. My orthopedist bs me, I called him out, he hung up on me lol. My emergency room doctor that I had seen once previously, out and out lied to me. Called him out, said that’s not what you told me last time. He scurried away, never to be seen again. Unbelievable hubris and insulting treatment from so called professionals who obviously think the general public are so stupid. I don’t care that I’ve burned those bridges. I don’t want any of those people in charge of my health care.
Average is a range, but to your point - that would also mean 50% have above average i.q. Where are they? There doesn't seem to be a plethora of them.
I think you can have an above average iq but lack common sense. I know quite a few people with above average iqs and they’re complete screw ups.
Agreed. I know some like that too, while also knowing some who have probably an average i.q. at best, but have plenty of common sense. Funny how that works. God is no respecter of persons.
That isn't what average means. The median is the value at the midpoint of a statistical distribution of values. I can get an average of 10 with nine values of 1 and one value of 91, and in such a case 9 of the 10 values are below the average.