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Obviously. Even the dumbest person today is smarter than the most intelligent ancient.

>>5335742
Disagree.

>>5335811
case in point

>>5335811
On what grounds?

>>5335811

You know nothing.

If I drink this, will I die?

No you will live again...

>>5335846
... in me.

for you

You're a wise guy.

>>5335826
Was dying part of your plan?

>>5335742
seriously not though
by all measure no

>>5335741
But how can you know that you know nothing if you know nothing?

>>5335741

>At least I know that I don't know everything
That's what he was really saying when you stop being so extremely literal and look at whom he was talking to, what they were saying, and all.

>>5335742
Depends on how you measure intelligence.

>>5336107
⇒how you measure intelligence

The accepted scientific definition is IQ.

>>5336115

It isn't.

>>5336115
>accepted scientific definition
accepted by whom?, mother science?

>>5335742
>>5336115

>>5336126
Yes, it is.

>>5336151
By general scientific consensus.

Of course, in any discussion about intelligence we'll get the contrarian dilettantes claiming that you can't accurately measure intelligence because "what does intelligence, like, even MEAN, man?" or "there are too many factors to measure" and other such rubbish that scientists haven't thought about because, apparently, they're idiots. I think the strong aversion to IQ tests among most people is really due to insecurity.

Some people even hold the outdated notion that modern IQ tests are still culturally biased. This hasn't been true for many years. There are a variety of ways to measure it both fluid intelligence (our ability to learn, reason and solve novel problems, denoted as Gf) and crystallized intelligence (our knowledge, denoted as Gc) - the combination of these make up our overall intelligence (g).

LOTTA LOYALTY FOR A HIRED SOPHIST

>>5336115
From what I recall the common method of IQ testing are those matrices pattern recognition tests. In that case I believe it a falsehood that the dumbest person today would score higher than the smartest ancient Greek or Roman.

>>5336179
HE DIDN'T DRINK SO GOOD

It doesn't matter what we know. What matters is our plan.

>>5335742
When told that the Oracle of Delphi had revealed to one of his friends that Socrates was the wisest man in Athens, he responded not by boasting or celebrating, but by trying to prove the Oracle wrong.

So Socrates decided he would try and find out if anyone knew what was truly worthwhile in life, because anyone who knew that would surely be wiser than him. He set about questioning everyone he could find, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Instead they all pretended to know something they clearly did not.

Finally he realized the Oracle might be right after all. He was the wisest man in Athens because he alone was prepared to admit his own ignorance rather than pretend to know something he did not.

>>5335741
fat boy told it like it is!

>>5336183
no shit

Mexicans are the dumbest race that's a proven fact. They are all the Asians who got kicked out of Asia for being too stupid.

>>5336177
>tfw no Gf