“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free,”- Goethe.
One could say that intelligence is a combination of wisdom, good judgment, logical dexterity and factual knowledge and by definition a man can't have too much of it. I'd like to agree, though I'm an exception to the rule. And I fear it is already too late to reclaim the word 'intelligence' from this well-rounded cognitive amalgam as it now encompasses IQ, EQ and the more dubious spiritual and environmental varieties.
Our brains are incredible things, for sure, but without the motivations, desires and preferences generated by our animal instinct, they would have nothing to do. At this time of the year, for example, we celebrate good food, good drink, good friends, and family – good or otherwise. From a purely rational point of view, none of these things would have any value because reason alone can only distinguish true and false: not good and bad; better or worse.
Lack of intelligence is much more a common problem than having too much of it. But, even intelligence shall not be excessive: just because something is good, it does not mean 'the more, the merrier'.
Hey, don't be too smart!
Thanks.
One could say that intelligence is a combination of wisdom, good judgment, logical dexterity and factual knowledge and by definition a man can't have too much of it. I'd like to agree, though I'm an exception to the rule. And I fear it is already too late to reclaim the word 'intelligence' from this well-rounded cognitive amalgam as it now encompasses IQ, EQ and the more dubious spiritual and environmental varieties.
Our brains are incredible things, for sure, but without the motivations, desires and preferences generated by our animal instinct, they would have nothing to do. At this time of the year, for example, we celebrate good food, good drink, good friends, and family – good or otherwise. From a purely rational point of view, none of these things would have any value because reason alone can only distinguish true and false: not good and bad; better or worse.
Lack of intelligence is much more a common problem than having too much of it. But, even intelligence shall not be excessive: just because something is good, it does not mean 'the more, the merrier'.
Hey, don't be too smart!
Thanks.
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