Intellegence is a goal in many people's lives. It is something many strive for and spend their entire lives looking for. The first thing many people think of when they hear the word "intellegenve" is being smart or having a lot of knowledge. Some think that being smart is all intellegence is. Others believe it is being able to apply knowledge. So, who is intellegent? Shouldnt one's view of the intellegent and the ignorant be based upon one's definition of intellegence?
Merriam Webster defines intellegence as "the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situation." For the sake of the argument let us just go with this definiton. By this we can accept almost anyone as "intellegent". It could be anyone who can get by, anyone who can stay alive. A 3 month old child or a 30 year old druggie could be considered intellegent. So one would guess that almost anyone could be intellegent.
Intellegence is one of those things that can not really be defined. It differs from person to person and it can be so many different things that a definition can not really be pinned down.
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