Intelligence and the discussion of it

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Edited October 10, 2013 by Irontank1v

[GoldRock 6,165]

Na more like 4 seconds :3

BTW my parents have average IQ, but believe it or not I have over average for my age.... When I behave properly atleast. Soo not inherited completely from parents

Well, I also have a higher IQ than my parents, though I think they're mainly where I got my IQ from ^_^

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No one is born intelligent, or talented, or with any other pre-formed skill or intellect. There is no way to gain knowledge without being taught. Aristotle talks about habit and nature in his Nicomachean Ethics (I'm sorry to bring this selection in, but I believe it gives the best argument). By nature, we are born with certain things, i.e. lungs, heart, legs, etc. Those are necessary. Habit, however, is how we form our ideas and philosophy. Habit is formed by being taught something, accepting it, and practicing it.

This is not to say that some are not born with certain  dispositions; but a disposition towards a thing is different than the thing itself. Ask Michael Jordan why he's so good at basketball. He won't tell you he was born with the skill or knowledge of the game. No, it was work. Hard work. Habit. 

In the same way, intelligence cannot be acquired in any other way than by teaching and habit.

 

 

A good argument. I would agree.