tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5776416284446960375..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: And Another One Bites The Dust - Part OneAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-44212729246615649632011-12-19T21:57:14.772-05:002011-12-19T21:57:14.772-05:00His accomplishment at Harvard undoubtedly indicate...His accomplishment at Harvard undoubtedly indicates that he was very, very bright and precocious. A far cry from that to "smartest guy who ever existed on the planet."Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-10532472183302838332011-12-19T14:18:30.237-05:002011-12-19T14:18:30.237-05:00Why don't you call Harvard and get his transcr...Why don't you call Harvard and get his transcript. See how many other non-geniuses graduated from there with four year mathematics degrees at age 16, and how many of those were with honors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-16979316342020266922011-12-18T23:18:41.457-05:002011-12-18T23:18:41.457-05:00That's very true, but then we might as well sp...That's very true, but then we might as well speculate about the genius of a bird or a rock. It's not that it's not impossible that the genius would be too great for us to recognize, it's just that genius that's inherently unknowable can't have much meaning for us.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-58217704907922182772011-12-18T23:09:01.575-05:002011-12-18T23:09:01.575-05:00Sometimes it's hard to take seriously claims a...Sometimes it's hard to take seriously claims about the extraordinary intelligence of some who DO produce a lasting body of impressive intellectual work. :-)<br /><br />More seriously, I do not see why brains, smarts, ability, etc., would always be paired with a desire to be productive or even an interest in something 'meaningful' to the rest of us.Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-22591189176891637252011-12-18T16:33:14.995-05:002011-12-18T16:33:14.995-05:00"... spent much of his adult life collecting ..."... spent much of his adult life collecting and classifying streetcar transfers ..."<br />= = = = =<br /><br />Sidis sounds like another Aspie... exceedingly gifted at whatever he focuses on, but unable/ unwilling/ ??? to shift that focus.A_Nonny_Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599733730516661522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-73553608189181216412011-12-18T16:10:06.067-05:002011-12-18T16:10:06.067-05:00It's really hard to take seriously claims abou...It's really hard to take seriously claims about the extraordinary intelligence of anyone who didn't produce a lasting body of impressive intellectual work.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-6988163207481047092011-12-18T14:09:55.457-05:002011-12-18T14:09:55.457-05:00This is fascinating.This is fascinating.leliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322159218521168878noreply@blogger.com