“The trouble with our liberal friends isn't they are ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so.”
– Ronald Reagan

Personally I have a set number of friends which I consider worthy of any attention.
When I meet someone new, worthy of friending, I contemplate who I need to cast off.
I give everyone a chance. They will all eventually open their mouth and expose who they really are.

I'll take honest over smart any time.

In my opinion, intelligence is someone's measure of how smart you are. Wisdom is the self realization of how stupid you are. There is no correlation between the two.

I met a con man in con mode once. He supposedly conned the mayor of Dublin Ireland into believing he was an astronaut a few years before visiting us. When I met him he showed up at the Ops Center at the Presidio of San Francisco on a weekend and told the duty officer he had been robbed of his ID and uniforms. The LTC let him in the ops center while he got him a room at the BOQ and found him a uniform. He then wandered around the 6th Army HQ for a few days before he was found out. The persona he used was a really gung-ho army guy which I really don't care for so I stayed clear. The one conversation I remember the guys were going to a bar and since he had no nametag on his borrowed uniform they asked him what name he was going to use and he said he would just pick one. I immediately covered my nametag and he got a big laugh out of that. That was really creepy after we found out he was a conman. The LTC received a written reprimand for letting him into the ops center and it destroyed his career. I stayed clear because of the persona, but didn't have any clue he wasn't what he said he was.

I don’t see a correlation between appearance or political ideology and intelligence. I’ll leave it at that. LOL

Hermit.

What does a "far right conservative extremist" look like? What is a "far right conservative extremist"?
Looks can be decieving. When my daughter was in college at ISU (about 30 miles away), she would often bring some of her friends home. Some of these kids had peirceings and tattoos all over, purple hair and dressed like bums. I never asked about their politics, but they were all polite, intelligent kids. Not what I'd expect just by looking at them.

I think many people do exactly what you're talking about. Take AOC for example. If I met her in a bar and she didn't mention politics other than that she likes Trump, I'd be thinking she's pretty hot, although maybe a little ditzy. Probably give her more credit than she deserves. However, if she starts off that she voted Biden and loves the way he's destrying our country, I'd be like, This horse toothed idiot has to go. So yeah, looks go far..but only so far.

I was a hiring manager for 18 years in the service industry. Being likable matters, if you aren’t smart enough to figure that out, how smart are you?

I’m smart enough to not ask that question when telling someone that being likeable matters. lol

All people are smart in some things and dumb in others.Its all in knowledge.Things I don't care about and have never studied on I'm dumb at.Things I am very interested in I have devoured every bit of information I can find I'm smarter in.

Intelligence is most often professionally measured by IQ and is based off of the subjects ability to solve problems in a timed setting. These problems do not rely on prior knowledge.

Intelligence varies on average more in men than women, the dumbest people you meet will likely be men and the smartest people you meet will likely be men, women are typically average with less variation.

Knowledge is not Intelligence
Wisdom is not Intelligence

I know, respect, like and love some people who display great wisdom though they are of average or less intelligence. I've known some incredibly intelligent people (my brother for one) who wasted their gift and lacked any sort of wisdom.

Just being honest - It's not likely that my name and the word "intelligence" are often used in the same sentence. I have been around here long enough to know that I am not alone.

Hmmmmmmmmmm?????

Wolf, I've observed the same. One think I've observed is some of the most intelligent people I know have the least amount of common sense, that said I've met some very intelligent people with lot's of common sense, they are usually down to earth and simple. I know that sounds like an oxymoron to be intelligent and simple. These people also seem to be the most charitable. Seemingly intelligent people I've met with out common sense seem to be intelligent in there own mind . Generally with a proud look and leaning more towards the selfish side. Thet said never judge a book by its cover, search the heart.
Rich

I'd date or marry an average looking woman (say a 7or 8 on the scale) who is intelligent over a dumb bimbo. The physical attracts but that's not what makes it stick, not for me. It has got to be both.

Had to edit, I was redundant. Bimbo already carries the connotation of being dumb.

Year ago, we had a Dartmouth grad lugging our mortar and brick for us. He was as nauseatingly liberal as you would expect an Ivy League grad to be. Smart guy in so many ways but directionless in life.

I agree. There are studies that show many of the most intelligent often are poorly educated by scholastic standards often struggling and dropping out due to frustration. The same studies also point to poor or even negative social skills with a higher than average rate of antisocial behaviors.

I happen to possess one of those funny brains the good Lord blessed with both curiosity and a good filing system for arcane data. My brothers and I all were tested as gifted, mine north of 140, yet I'm a high school drop out and have a working knowledge of the judicial system.

My take on it coming from a wonderful family of brilliant minds and seeing cousins, nieces and nephews struggle as well is that one size fits all education is harmful. Each child must be challenged and allowed to explore and learn at their own ability and pace. While at the same time being fully integrated into and accepted in the social norms.

Even typing this I realize I have broken a social taboo as there are unspoken things one mustn't do. Oh well, it is what it is.

But at the end of the day it is what you do with the talents God above has blessed you with no matter how big or small that truly matters and it that regard I consider myself the least of these.

Well, if you can't be handsome at least be handy!