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originally posted by: ArMaP
a reply to: Xtrozero
Sometimes, what is obvious to us is not obvious to other people, specially in writing.
IQ measurements are far from defining who is and who is not a genius, the fact that there are several ways of measuring it that give different results should show that.
Saying that someone has an IQ of X without knowing what type of test they took (or if it's even true, many people attribute IQ points to other people based in their own perception of those people's intelligence) doesn't mean much.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
Your the only one to ask what is that number when even in my post I linked those numbers to geniuses. I truly think you are just being nitpicky while being fully aware what it meant while not caring what my post was about.
I hope it's "integrated circuits", as circuit boards are the boards where the integrated circuits and other components are soldered (or glued) on.
A circuit board is just a board made from an isolating material that has some copper tracks making the connections between the places where the components are going to be added.
originally posted by: ArMaP
originally posted by: JamesChessman
Alright well besides that, I think you've said that you don't attribute any human tech as possibly originated from aliens. Right?
More or less. I said I haven't seen yet any technology for which there isn't a traceable human source.
I always wonder how some people can be so closed off to the possibility... but everyone's different.
I'm not close to some possibilities, but in this case my main position is based in:
1 - I haven't seen any real evidence for the existence of Aliens;
2 - I haven't seen any technology that cannot be clearly explained as the evolution of a previous known technology or a result of using more than one known technology.
I'm not closed to the possibility of the existence of Alien life, but that doesn't mean I have to think that any thing for which I don't have an explanation is a result of Aliens.
For example, if you can't find your keys, what do you think, that Aliens took them? Or do you think a more mundane explanation is more likely?
originally posted by: unifaun
originally posted by: JamesChessman
a reply to: ArMaP
I always wonder how some people can be so closed off to the possibility... but everyone's different.
Having an open mind also means you're willing to accept when you're wrong.
originally posted by: ArMaP
a reply to: Xtrozero
Sometimes, what is obvious to us is not obvious to other people, specially in writing.
IQ measurements are far from defining who is and who is not a genius, the fact that there are several ways of measuring it that give different results should show that.
Saying that someone has an IQ of X without knowing what type of test they took (or if it's even true, many people attribute IQ points to other people based in their own perception of those people's intelligence) doesn't mean much.
originally posted by: ArMaP
originally posted by: Xtrozero
Your the only one to ask what is that number when even in my post I linked those numbers to geniuses. I truly think you are just being nitpicky while being fully aware what it meant while not caring what my post was about.
To talk about something I need to know exactly what I am supposed to talk about.
My previous post shows what I think about statements about person X having an IQ of Y, specially when we do not even know if that person really took an IQ test or not.