Re: Does is bother you that other people are much smarter than yourself?
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Take, for example, auto repair. Generally, auto mechanics are not thought of in the same vein of intelligence as biologists. However, wouldn't it be a fair assumption to assume that the average auto mechanic is more intelligent in some areas than the biologist?
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This is not a fair assumption using any standard language definition of "intelligence".
The difference is that given a few months the biologist could easily learn auto-repair, whereas the same cannot be said in reverse.
You are describing some sort of measure of snap-shot usefulness, but not intelligence.
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In a few months? I think I'd need some clarification as to what level of mastery we're discussing here?
If you're saying that in a few months, the biologist could have the same level of mastery as a seasoned auto mechanic, I believe you're wrong.
True intelligence, in my opinion, if it can be measured uniformly at all, must be measured in the ability one has to master a new skill they have zero knowledge of.
I'm not so sure that an auto mechanic, given the same time frame and education as the biologist, could not learn biology, anymore than I am convinced that the biologist, given the same time frame and educational opportunities as the mechanic, could not master auto-repair.
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