Spartacus Wrote:I'd say that the whole matter who's the smartest right now is subjective. Thus, everyone has their own personal criteria on how they define smartness/intelligence and work on that.

Personally, using the forums as a medium to evaluate this, i'd say one of my criteria involves someone who is not only able to evoke any 'intellectual' discussions, but at the same time able explain it simply to the laymen forum user¹. It'd definitely be a plus point if he/she's humorous.

To provide an 'objective' viewpoint on what intelligence might be, Howard Gardner introduced 7 main forms of intelligence in his book.

"Linguistic Intelligence: The kind of ability exhibited in its fullest form, perhaps, by poets.

Logical-Mathematics Intelligence: Is logical and mathematical ability, as well as scientific ability. Howard Gardner believed Jean Piaget may have thought he was studying all intelligence, but in truth, Piaget was really only focusing on the logical mathematical intelligence.

Spatial Intelligence: The ability to form a mental model of a spatial world and to be able to maneuver and operate using that model.

Musical Intelligence: Leonard Bernstein had lots of it; Mozart, presumably, had even more.

Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence: The ability to solve problems or to fashion products using one's whole body, or parts of the
body. For example, dancers, athletes, surgeons, craftspeople, etc.

Interpersonal Intelligence: The ability to understand people. People who are well in interpersonal are most likely teachers, politicians, clinicians, religious leaders, etc.

Intrapersonal Intelligence: A correlative ability, turned inward. It is a capacity to form an accurate, veridical model of oneself and to be able to use that model to operate effectively in life."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence
Yeah I got it from wiki because i'm a lazy fuck.

Anyway, I think Tea, Raging Bro, Rival and ruplayer are 'smart' in different ways. Not trolling. Silly would be up there as well but he sounds too cerebral at times.


¹"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" -Albert Einstein

another bible.
you guys can make a category.