morons with high ratings

i'm not going to name names, but there seem to be a few of these about here at GF. what's the story here? a lot of people think that ability at chess is an indicator of intelligence, but the evidence suggests otherwise. i'd like to advance a theory, which i think is quite elegant in its simplicity and explanatory power. it is simply this:

that such people dedicate much less of their brain to general intelligence tasks than a non-chess-player of equal overall intelligence, and dedicate correspondingly more specifically to chess-related tasks. extreme cases are a type of idiot-savant. one question i am interested in is, are the effects reversible? that is, could such a moron somehow, perhaps over a rehabilitation period lasting years, increase their general intelligence back to normal levels, at the expense of their chess ability?

if someone here is on a funding panel (university or otherwise) and would like to fund research into this (USD 1,000,000.00 should do it), PM me. also, if you are one of the afore-mentioned morons and would like to participate in this research (involves pre-frontal lobotomy, but never mind, you won't notice a thing), ask your carer to PM me (you know, the one who is reading this out to you).

Elegant theory, indeed.

My caretaker says it'll be ok. He says I smoke enough and nobody will ever know there were tests.


-GIN

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Originally posted by Seitse
And Coconut.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
That guy deserves a special prize or something.

Originally posted by Blackamp
i'm not going to name names, but there seem to be a few of these about here at GF. what's the story here? a lot of people think that ability at chess is an indicator of intelligence, but the evidence suggests otherwise. i'd like to advance a theory, which i think is quite elegant in its simplicity and explanatory power. it is simply this:

that such peopl ...[text shortened]... notice a thing), ask your carer to PM me (you know, the one who is reading this out to you).

Originally posted by Palynka
Which one is better to evaluate intelligence: chess ratings, IQ tests or average Sudoku-solving speed?

Originally posted by Seitse
Penile length.

Originally posted by Palynka
Is that why you think of motherhood as a valid career?

Originally posted by Seitse
If and only if the woman does not have perky, firm breasts.

If she does, then the specimen's valid career option is companion
for a wealthy man.

Originally posted by Palynka
How do you think ATY's friend would react to the TRUTH?

Originally posted by Palynka
Which one is better to evaluate intelligence: chess ratings, IQ tests or average Sudoku-solving speed?