Sorry, and this is not intended as a dig, this forum shows, if it wasn't obvious already, that some people do think better than others. — T Clark
Better according to what standard? — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Who cares about a dick when someone else has got a bigger IQ?Some people are better looking, have bigger dicks... — Bitter Crank
[Think] Better according to what standard? Better according to what criteria? — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Saying that some people think better than other people do is a truism. It's like saying "Good food is better than bad food."
I think it's obvious that some people think better than I do (they are just smarter than me, more insightful, logical, etc.) and it's obviously that I think better than some people too. Some people are better looking, have bigger dicks, make better pie crust, are stronger, healthier, etc. than other people.
WISDOMfromPO-MO, are you aware -- if not, allow me -- that 50% of the population is below average? — Bitter Crank
Without addressing your questions in much detail, let me just ask: have you never had the feeling that you are talking to someone who is more intelligent than you? It's obvious to me that some people, including some people on this forum, think faster and deeper than I can. It might be interesting to delve into what this means, but on the surface I don't see a problem. — jamalrob
It makes sense to say it because thinking is a general skill. To say someone thinks better is to make a general statement, which is appropriate when we're talking about a general skill. It's true that thinking combines different styles and motivations, and some may be better at logical development than intuitive or imaginative leaps, but to say someone is a better thinker in general is probably most often just to say that they are better at all of those things, and that their thinking skills can be applied widely. — jamalrob
Without addressing your questions in much detail, let me just ask: have you never had the feeling that you are talking to someone who is more intelligent than you? — jamalrob
It makes sense to say it because thinking is a general skill. To say someone thinks better is to make a general statement, which is appropriate when we're talking about a general skill. It's true that thinking combines different styles and motivations, and some may be better at logical development than intuitive or imaginative leaps, but to say someone is a better thinker in general is probably most often just to say that they are better at all of those things, and that their thinking skills can be applied widely. — jamalrob
unless there is some universally agreed upon goal/objective for human mental functioning and some universally agreed upon threshold for good within that functioning--and nobody has said what those are--it makes no sense to state categorically that some people think better than others. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Better according to what criteria? — WISDOMfromPO-MO
it is widely believed that IQ testing is not a fair measure because it is culturally biased. — T Clark
the simple fact that the truths of philosophy are not obvious, — Wayfarer
To state categorically that some people think better than others makes no sense. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Sorry, and this is not intended as a dig, this forum shows, if it wasn't obvious already, that some people do think better than others.
— T Clark
Better according to what standard? Better according to what criteria?
Who sets the standard? Who picks the criteria?
To state categorically that some people think better than others makes no sense — WISDOMfromPO-MO
So thinking well in philosophy — Sam26
but in philosophy, ideally, it's about truth, at least partly. — Sam26
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