Wednesday, January 12, 2005
A no so intelligent intelligent post
A century to man is a lifetime, but a millennia to the earth compares to just a fleeting
instant, and when put before the age of the Universe, the life of the plane is close to
insignificant. Therefore, is it justified to conclude that the Earth, and consequently, the
human race did not exist.
That is one possible view to adopt, that cannot be denied. However, to the inhabbitants of this
planet, it is only natural to assume that their existence is their upmost concern. As if
evolved on that planet, a form of consciousness would emerge, and with the evolution of this
understanding, it became what we would come to know as intelligence. Yet, how many men can
detail what is in essence, intelligence. Intelligence is neither physical nor temporal, yet
it's presence cannot be denied. Invariably, we can one conclude that it is more a concept than anything other.
What is intelligence? Is it a measure of understanding, or maybe an aptitude for the manipulation of numbers and figures. How about the ability to manage the movement of little colored pieces of paper, and in particular, the accumulation of said pieces of paper(for those who don't understand, the paper I refer to is money.). Some people consider intelligence to be the ability to understand the physical world, and some even argue that intelligence can also be equated to artistic and music excellence.
So, it is left to us to ponder if there is one universal definition of intelligence. The answer is more likely to be nary.
So why is man obsessed with intelligence. I'm sorry, let me rephrase that. Why do man obsess about anything and everything that they can conceptualize?
obsession is is man's nature. That's rather cut. In history, this little hypothesis has been proven over and over again, yet it occurs without fail. Are intelligent beings not the ones that are supposed to be able to learn form their mistakes, and NOT repeat them? Repeating one's mistakes are not a very viable trait in the great game of survival.
Oh... I just found my answer. Nature needs people to repeat their mistakes, then it can be rid of the inadequate specimens. Smart move, there. How intelligent.
And oh, those brilliant scientist who gave us all we have now, are they not intelligent. Sure, but considering that the same progress was the one which created the weapons of mass destruction(Where are they, George... Where are they?) won't that make progress average when the intelligent part cancels out the stupid moves?
But anyways, what I am really trying to say is that intelligence is not something you can clearly define. That being said, the truly intelligent people will not seek to measure how intelligent they are. On the contrary, the intelligent people are those that find it futile to continue to obsess over intelligence. Everyone is intelligent in their own rights.
So what kind of inteligent person do you want to be?
Gavin
pondered @ 11:04
