LifeLibertyPursuit
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His IQ is marvelous, it will do great things! His IQ is so high it can build walls with mind control but I countered with brain control!
Also, I would like to call into question any ranking that puts Jimmy Carter in 6th place, and U.S. Grant, the general most responsible for winning the Civil War, in last.
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If the IQ of dead presidents can be measured, then there could be a measure of credibility to Trump's doctor's claim that he would be "the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."
Also, I would like to call into question any ranking that puts Jimmy Carter in 6th place, and U.S. Grant, the general most responsible for winning the Civil War and author of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, autobiography in American history, in last.
Yeah, to be honest I don't really know how they're getting those numbers. Probably based on their writings somehow
I'm guessing they based it on the quality of their writing.
...should spot Grant at least 10 points though, seeing as how he was drunk his entire term.
If he really does have a 156 IQ (and I believe he does), there are only 30,000 people smarter than him in the entire country.
Jimmy Carter's writings (of which there are many for analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_bibliography) are usually considered uninsightful and would be ranked nowhere near Grant's autobiobiography in terms of literary value.
And the accusations of drunkenness against Grant during the Civil War and presidency are largely unsubstantiated.
Maybe they had somebody else write for them.I wasn't suggesting that the rankings accurately reflect the relative quality of their writings (haven't read the writings of most of them), but only that they were probably based on their writings because...what else could they be based on? The shapes of their skulls in oil paintings? As for Grant's drunkenness, there were many accusations at the time - who knows.
GW has an IQ of 120? geeze, maybe this IQ thing is not all its cracked up to be.
Maybe they had somebody else write for them.
I believe they looked at the admission requirements to Wharton back when he was admitted to get a general feel, but I'm not totally sure.
I doubt it. Even with a perfect SAT score, I don't think that would prove an IQ as high as 156. I'm sure that getting into Wharton did require a high IQ. Probably most people who get in are in the top 2% (which is a far cry from a 156 IQ). And some who get in are below that.
And I'll wager a fair fraction of those have extremely wealthy parents.
I doubt it. Even with a perfect SAT score, I don't think that would prove an IQ as high as 156. I'm sure that getting into Wharton did require a high IQ. Probably most people who get in are in the top 2% (which is a far cry from a 156 IQ). And some who get in are below that.