Re: New Film : Limitless

It's kind of stupid how movies portray IQ as some ultimate and
perfectly objective measure. IQ tests are designed by other humans
with their biases and have unique calibrations. An IQ of 120 on one
test may be closer to 100 on another and some tests have a ceiling at
140 while others have a ceiling at 200, a mere IQ number in a vacuum
is meaningless.

On May 25, 11:40 pm, "A.Four.Sigma" <davidsky...@gmail.com> wrote:
> lmao, 4 digit IQ. Now that would be something. Personally, I think it
> is true that people barely use their brain's potential. That phrase is
> misunderstood. People barely take the time to develop the latent
> capabilities of their brains the way that we do [in this group]. Hence
> it can be said that most people will never have the brain that they
> could have had, and that they probably only use a very small fraction
> of it's capabilities.
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> On May 26, 12:11 am, mustafa <mustafai...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Yes I saw the movie, it was terribly done IMHO. There were some
> > inconsistencies such as the claim that individuals use only 20 percent
> > of their brain. People have argued that it does not matters what
> > explanation the script writers provide concerning the radical
> > enhancement of intelligence because viewers want to be entertained not
> > schooled on how cognitive enhancement works, but overall I found the
> > movie terrible. In the beginning the protagonist talks about how
> > taking the pill gave him a 4 digit I.Q., yet he makes some very awful
> > decisions throughout the movie. I wish I had read the script and just
> > avoided watching the movie.
> > On May 25, 1:41 pm, mike <mk1430...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Anyone watch that new film limitless - about average, lazy writer
> > > struggling with writers block, dumped by his girlfriend - then he
> > > takes this experimental drug which increases his intelligence
> > > dramatically- then starts churning out books and learning languages in
> > > a few days.
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> > > I guess it shows that the idea of improving your mind is out there.
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> > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limitless-Hide quoted text -
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