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20. Sociopaths -- who lie, cheat, have no compassion for anyone in trouble or

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Sat Sep 19, 2015, 11:16 AM

Sep 2015

danger -- can also have average, low or high IQs, just like anybody else.

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James Woods has a reported IQ of 180 [View all] edhopper Sep 2015 OP

it seems that many intelligent people marym625 Sep 2015 #1

Hollywood has a very low percentage of republicans yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #12

Like DU? Kingofalldems Sep 2015 #42

One should never confuse intelligence with wisdom. Drahthaardogs Sep 2015 #112

Why? What do you think IQ measures? Mass Sep 2015 #2

That is true edhopper Sep 2015 #3

Sociopaths -- who lie, cheat, have no compassion for anyone in trouble or Cal33 Sep 2015 #20

What Cal33 said. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #53

Memorization and conceptualization LittleBlue Sep 2015 #45

Timed IQ tests chervilant Sep 2015 #59

Family Guy made him into a permanent joke. TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #4

Intellect does NOT fredamae Sep 2015 #5

good point edhopper Sep 2015 #6

I agree ryan_cats Sep 2015 #11

A university-trained surgeon with lots of book knowledge, thanks REP Sep 2015 #30

As you pointed out ChazII Sep 2015 #106

Not all men think with the head on their shoulders notadmblnd Sep 2015 #7

Well, he's not smart enough to know what fascism is. HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #8

Proof that crazy doesn't mean stupid. And vice versa. marmar Sep 2015 #9

He allegedly also has a big, um, penis, which makes me think he’s spreading these rumors dorkzilla Sep 2015 #10

Nah, Dana Delany said if you put him in a room TexasBushwhacker Sep 2015 #114

So? tabasco Sep 2015 #13

What about the scientists that got us to the moon? ryan_cats Sep 2015 #16

Some were. deathrind Sep 2015 #18

This is true. Nt HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #78

Do you really have such a poor grasp of logic? tabasco Sep 2015 #35

Logic is not my strong suit ryan_cats Sep 2015 #46

Wernher von Braun GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #84

Fine, then ryan_cats Sep 2015 #103

This is why Wisdom and Intelligence are two different character attributes... Frank Cannon Sep 2015 #14

I knocked Woods out of a poker tournement once. He thinks he's a good player. nt TeamPooka Sep 2015 #15

Please elaborate - details, nuances, character analysis, etc. packman Sep 2015 #19

...I equate empathy with intelligence. ryan_cats Sep 2015 #24

I am sure you think the "job creators" are great. edhopper Sep 2015 #29

It is a horrible thing ryan_cats Sep 2015 #33

oh yes edhopper Sep 2015 #37

Wow. Tough guy, huh? tabasco Sep 2015 #36

Laughing, that's what my father ryan_cats Sep 2015 #48

You equate intelligence with weakness? Now that is funny. Rex Sep 2015 #51

You sho ryan_cats Sep 2015 #54

I fear the #19, so I will let you go a head in my place. Rex Sep 2015 #55

Is i ryan_cats Sep 2015 #56

Lost my last race to #19. Rex Sep 2015 #57

That's a terr ryan_cats Sep 2015 #69

No not at all the Red Baron was #19 it is a curse. Rex Sep 2015 #75

You've got to get over ryan_cats Sep 2015 #102

you equate empathy with weakness? nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #66

Y ryan_cats Sep 2015 #70

I tend to think that the more empathy you have awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #71

I feel sorry for you. edhopper Sep 2015 #86

Are you familiar with Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences? Nevernose Sep 2015 #26

High Intelligence is not deathrind Sep 2015 #17

Who? tavernier Sep 2015 #21

HE says he has an IQ of 180. HE says he received an scholarship to MIT lunamagica Sep 2015 #22

MIT is documented. edhopper Sep 2015 #28

BINGO krawhitham Sep 2015 #88

So, some smart people are assholes. Some smart people are psychopaths. graegoyle Sep 2015 #23

there has never been a direct correlation between intelligence and common sense. nt Javaman Sep 2015 #25

A wellknown pervert in LA who totally fell in w/Bush's version of war, so how blm Sep 2015 #27

Just because you have a lot under the hood, that doesn't mean you know how to drive it. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #31

In a related story - the magazine for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers hedgehog Sep 2015 #32

Unless the mechanical engineer is Bill Nye ryan_cats Sep 2015 #34

Okay, just as an FYI: Your post title can lead into the body WITHOUT repetition. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #39

It can ryan_cats Sep 2015 #47

It's a bit off putting and annoying. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #105

W ryan_cats Sep 2015 #107

Bill Nye, or any competent scientist, can read and understand peer reviewed studies... Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #104

? ryan_cats Sep 2015 #109

Analyze? Maybe. Maybe not. Read and understand conclusions? Absolutely. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #113

So he's one of those nutty geniuses. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #38

I once worked at UCLA and was acquainted with some of the most brilliant minds in the world Cleita Sep 2015 #40

Sometimes a person is a dumbass rockfordfile Sep 2015 #41

And Ben Carson's a brilliant neurosurgeon. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2015 #43

james Watson also JI7 Sep 2015 #49

i guess that destroys the myth that folks with a high I.Q. are smart. spanone Sep 2015 #44

It's hard to reason your way out of opinions you came to believe for stupid reasons. nt killbotfactory Sep 2015 #50

Urban legends can be funny and sad at the same time. Rex Sep 2015 #52

The Stanford Binet and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales max out at 155-160. pnwmom Sep 2015 #58

Something else, I notice that people who brag about their extremely high IQ Rex Sep 2015 #61

I'm sure you've also noticed pnwmom Sep 2015 #64

True. nt Rex Sep 2015 #74

Yeah, IQ is measuring "in the top x.y% of the population" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #79

Thanks for the explanation! Too bad Woods doesn't know how ridiculous he sounds. pnwmom Sep 2015 #89

"Scratch a liberal, find a fascist every time." name not needed Sep 2015 #60

racsm makes you stupid. and too much money. pansypoo53219 Sep 2015 #62

Says who, his publicist? pintobean Sep 2015 #63

Politics aside, he was good in madville Sep 2015 #65

I think the 180 IQ revmclaren Sep 2015 #67

Such nonsense. I've been hearing this for years now but Greybnk48 Sep 2015 #72

Well, he's technically supporting the most liberal Republican running out of like 17 candidates Reter Sep 2015 #68

Supposedly this guy's IQ is 180+ xmas74 Sep 2015 #73

That's because he is from the future edhopper Sep 2015 #87

That's just Future Hiro xmas74 Sep 2015 #90

Yes,Iam edhopper Sep 2015 #93

All the dropped storylines midseason xmas74 Sep 2015 #95

And keeping Silar as the perennial villian edhopper Sep 2015 #96

He was fun in the beginning xmas74 Sep 2015 #100

Me as well edhopper Sep 2015 #111

I notice the kid and I also see those kinds of movies at the theater. xmas74 Sep 2015 #116

Before reading the other responces I must point out... Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #76

If there weren't so many very smart and successful people branford Sep 2015 #77

Yes. treestar Sep 2015 #91

Often people who may be brilliant in one area deutsey Sep 2015 #80

Definitely. treestar Sep 2015 #92

+1. YoungDemCA Sep 2015 #99

I'd speculate as to what might cause an otherwise intelligent person to sound so stupid Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #81

i guess old back woods madokie madokie Sep 2015 #82

IQ is less of an advantage than people might think Android3.14 Sep 2015 #83

Some like to think Republicans are stupid. Inkfreak Sep 2015 #85

Ben Carson's a book-smart guy too; doesn't mean his politics aren't bonkers. Arkana Sep 2015 #94

"IQ" needs to be buried along with eugenics and a lot more early twentieth century crap & woo. hunter Sep 2015 #97

+1 YoungDemCA Sep 2015 #98

MIT's Howard Gardner argues that there are 8 types of intelligence RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #101

The fact that he's also a loon has to figure into the equation somewhere. 6000eliot Sep 2015 #108

Looks like we're in for another amusing "Clint Eastwood moment". Ha! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #110

When asked what his IQ was, Stephen Hawing said TexasBushwhacker Sep 2015 #115