A cure for Stupidity

[IMAMONKEY!]

I know this question in itself is probably stupid, but have there been ANY breakthroughs in modern science that would either enhance human intelligence or cure "stupidity" and a lack of common sense in people who just aren't up to par with Average worldy standards.

 

Basically what I am asking is this: Is there a pill or medical procedure that will cure my idiot friend from being a complete dunderhead.:artgallery:

 

My regards,

 

IMAMONKEY!

 

PS i had no idea where to put this so i assumed this would be the most appropriate place.

[wine]

Yes. There is.

Mother nature's keys, she tongues them.

The dance of cannons, load the universe.

"Truth is heard in silence"

 

"Cacti fall within the proximity

of stone mandalas, where I

heard of the automatic lung

and the Galaxy, whose descendents

took flight

and tangled."

 

Might I suggest your friend eat Earth?

[infamous]

I know this question in itself is probably stupid, but have there been ANY breakthroughs in modern science that would either enhance human intelligence or cure "stupidity" and a lack of common sense in people who just aren't up to par with Average worldy standards.

Absolutely Monkey,...............it's called a good education. Listen to your teacher, read a good book, and dig deep into a few personal projects. It would probably help for our young people to also spend less time with their noses glued to some stupid video game.........................Infy

[IMAMONKEY!]

erm ok. I wasn't referring to myself.. unless that was a deliberate insult directed towards me... but judging from your other posts that is highly unlikely.

 

Ok i have tried to tell him to pay attention. He doesn't. I don't knwo what to do with him. I am not gunna let him alone because then I would feel guilty.

 

So... wut to do?

 

Never mind. This was stupid to ask because obviously I'm not going to get a straight answer.

 

Go ahead and close this thread... :artgallery:

[infamous]

erm ok. I wasn't referring to myself.. unless that was a deliberate insult directed towards me... but judging from your other posts that is highly unlikely.

I didn't mean for it to sound like an insult Monkey,.....I certainly didn't direct my comment at you either. And thank you for assuming the unlikelyness of that also. I appreciate your contributions but you need to tell your friend that there are no short-cuts to intelligence. It is true that some of us are born with gifts that others are not but in the final analysis, there is no substitute for sincere educational effort.....................Infy

[IMAMONKEY!]

Oh he wasn't asking for any. I was asking because it bugs me so much... I go to this school with such intelligent teachers everywhere and all the students are idiots lol...

 

 

My friend is cool and all but hes a complete moron. No common sense whatsoever.

 

Igt just bugs me and i was making a crude attempt at a joke/serious question to find if i could somehow have an intelligent conversation with him.

[infamous]

 

Igt just bugs me and i was making a crude attempt at a joke/serious question to find if i could somehow have an intelligent conversation with him.

Intelligent conversation and dancing are alike in the following way: To be successful with either, both parties need to be proficient.............Infy

[Buffy]

Intelligence might be innate, but I've always thought that anyone can learn.

 

I think that "lack of common sense" has a lot to do with "incuriosity," and the best way to "teach" people who seem to lack it is to use the Socratic Method.

 

Have you ever thought about why they give you tests in school?

 

An ounce of curiosity,

Buffy

[IDMclean]

Treatment for stupidity varies greatly from patient to patient. Depending on a great many things. Like what is their intellectual diet like? What hobbies do they hold? How old are they? (sorry folks, old people (25+) generally are the way they will be for the rest of their life, so you got to catch them while their young otherwise it can become chronic)

 

Your best recourse is your friend's own curiousity and interests. Without the will to learn, one will not learn, even if they can. If you can find something to catch and engage them on, you might be able to get them to shrug off their stupidity.

 

Also contrary to popular perscription, some video games are quite keen at teaching kids things. As well as other kinds of games. Movies too.

 

A key influence of course is your friend's peers. If you engage in intellectual habits, it is likely that a good friend will do likewise to some degree. If that friend's friend's do likewise and learning, philosophizing, discussing and examining become cool, then peer pressure will have played it's part. It is actually best if this is ancillary too school; as often as not, American schools on average stifle the very things which are best suited for engendering intellectual habits.

 

So I would ask what are your friend's interests, and what forms of popular media do you have to engage those interests and expand their curiousity?

 

Assuming this friend doesn't like to read.

[TheBigDog]

Intelligence is far more complex than a single linear measure with smart at one end and stupid at the other. I know people who are by all standard test extremely intelligent, but they are failures in life. I know other people who might be considered stupid by traditional metrics who are extremely happy and successful in life. And to me the ability to lead a satisfying and successful life is the final measure of the intelligence required in this lifetime.

 

That said, we all know stupidity when we see it. The cure is not intelligence, it is wisdom.

 

Bill

[InfiniteNow]

Could just be that this individual is not really your friend, as if they were, I would hope you'd accept them as they are... :confused:

[Boerseun]

...enhance human intelligence or cure "stupidity" and a lack of common sense in people who just aren't up to par with Average worldy standards.

Problem with this approach, however, is if you lift those below average up to the levels of 'average' intelligence, you've raised the average, and they'll be below average, once more.

[ughaibu]

Here's something frightening: American Stupidity

[Boerseun]

Scary...:confused:

 

I'm sure the answers to #6 has something to do with American kids having grown up with the Flintstones on tv...

[sanctus]

And to me the ability to lead a satisfying and successful life is the final measure of the intelligence required in this lifetime.

 

Bill

 

I'm surprised in your measure of intelligence, mainly about the "successful"...I might agree on the satisfying, but I would measure intelligence more by the ability to apply logics (not only in mathematical sense).

[TheBigDog]

I'm surprised in your measure of intelligence, mainly about the "successful"...I might agree on the satisfying, but I would measure intelligence more by the ability to apply logics (not only in mathematical sense).

That is why I included the element of success. Unapplied intelligence is worthless. It is potential energy never released, or rather like a person with a 500 foot crane who uses it to move lawn furniture in their yard, and then complains that nobody appreciates what they can do with their crane.

 

Of course it is a matter of personal choice, and each of us measures our happiness in our own way.

 

Bill

[IMAMONKEY!]

Here's something frightening: American Stupidity

 

That is extremely scary! I knew we Americans tend to be pigheaded highschool dropouts (yes thats a stereotype and not true...well.. mostly) but I can't believe the ADULT population was so messed up! :hihi: :rolleyes: :edizzy: