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Old 11-05-2012, 11:20 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Old 11-05-2012, 03:13 PM   #32 (permalink)
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  1. What is that in reference to?
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  2. Do you think one's use of emitoicons is a reflection of their intellectual capacity?
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Old 11-05-2012, 03:18 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Yes and no.
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Old 11-05-2012, 04:03 PM   #34 (permalink)
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...I think he was just using that as an example. I don't think he was using Coldplay specifically to piss you off...
Yes, and I actually enjoy a little Coldplay sometimes.

It's funny that's what he picked up on in my whole post. Maybe he's just proving my point.
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Old 11-05-2012, 04:41 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Interesting question, but I feel like going against the grain with some of the beliefs in the answers I have read. There can also be fake intellectuals who listen to so-called upper-IQ music and Bubblegum Pop listeners who can seriously have a very high IQ - Facing a lot of stress, maybe one needs a major break from thinking a hell of a lot, and maybe something like that can relieve some tension, especially when it's performed by someone that's attractive to the listener in many cases. We have seen a lot of people go through that, always making us wonder why they listen to "that stuff".

I can fully understand some of the opinions, and judging from my real life surroundings I'm bound to agree, but only about 80-90 percent of the time. There's always room for "the exception to the rule."

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I only think it affects their mental capacity when they listen to Happy Hardcore.
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Old 11-05-2012, 06:28 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Old 11-05-2012, 11:13 PM   #40 (permalink)
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I dunno... I've known people at near genius levels of intelligence that had absolutely no sense of taste in regard to clothes, art, design, or anything creative or aesthetically based.

As a general observation, I'd say that the kind of intelligence we're talking about is something separate from creative or aesthetic intelligence. It has been well agreed upon that there isn't one simple "IQ" that can be statically derived. Different people excel at different things, and our brains develop in such a way that we can be music virtuosos, or mathematical geniuses exclusively, but without any sort of ranking for one above the other. It's just a matter of what we happen to be good at, which betrays a higher quotient for that specific skill, and not some arbitrary ranking of general intelligence.

With that said, I think one's taste in music simply reflects their taste. I think it's more important to assume that such a thing is a reflection of their character and environment, rather than their brain's processing power. I wouldn't discount intelligence at least playing some role, but I would absolutely not use music taste as a gauge of intelligence.

I don't think that would be very intelligent...
What if they are the type of people that like 'everything'?
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