Re: Genius
- Subject: Re: Genius
- From: James Lee Hamilton <felix@intrstar.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 13:35:01 -0500
Are you confusing genius with the difference between being smart vs.
being intelligent?
One doesn't have to be intelligent to be smart. Using whatever level of
intelligence you possess <bold>wisely</bold> is the action of a smart
person. Intelligence is the ability to absorb information provided by the
senses quickly, and organized in a fashion that allows one to recall the
information. OTOH, I wonder is intelligence is associated basically with
the realm of thought, and being smart is associated with the world of
action?
I suspect that most of us have had the feeling that we were special when
we became aware, upon reading or hearing the thoughts associated with a
particular genius, that we had thought these same thoughts before on our
own, ergo, if we think the same thoughts these people were declared
genius for...then we must also be geniuses. Not so. The difference is
that they took action.
Erickson was a genius. He took the information available about hypnosis
and took it "where no man had gone before". Bandler and Grinder were
thieves. If they were not, NLP would not have existed, and Erickson would
have taken his genius to his grave with him. One of the flaws in my
charactor may be that I am happy to be a thief, probably not a very good
one, since I am considered to be very intelligent and not very
smart...yet.
At 07:17 PM 12/1/96 +0800, you wrote:
>I think the genius which is referred by majority is the ability to use
your
>brain wisely. And that I ability I believe is mentioned as something
that
>is not easily done by a normal people. Maybe, as of now while still
>studying, taking a few time to read and master them would be considered
as
>genius. In fact, the most important thing to be said as genius is to
have
>the ability to learn easily, develop pattern in a sudden.
>
>
>>
>> Just for clarification. By your definition of genius, are you
saying
>that
>> most psychiatrists are geniuses? Or is it the patients that are
supposed
>> to be geniuses? Is Charles Manson a genius? How about John Salvi?
>> How about those people who go and kill doctors that work at abortion
>> clinics? Are they geniuses?
>>
>> I guess you can define it in anyway you want, and I guess the fact
that
>> your definition seems to be at odds with what most people think of
as
>> genius makes you smarter than the rest of us. Man you're a
genius!!!
>> But I know you already believe that so my telling you doesn't make a
>> difference because belief is all that really matter in being a
genius,
>even
>> if you don't see things differently than everybody else, just as long
as
>> you believe it. Am I getting this right or did I miss something?
>>
>> I'm going to go off and install some really cool delusions about the
CIA
>> chasing me, and all kinds of wacko scientific theories that no one
else
>> believes...Then I'll be the greatest genius the world has ever
known,
>yeah
>> yeah
>> that's it, and if I believe it and my imaginary friends believe it
then
>it
>> will
>> surely be true.
>>
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