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  1. 10-30-12 05:08 PM #1
    JohnGalt2341
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    POLL: Do you believe that you are smarter than the AVERAGE person at SBR?

    POLL: Do you believe that you are smarter than the AVERAGE person at SBR?
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  2. 10-30-12 05:15 PM #2
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    i say no, i am new to the game, even though been betting for years i am finally starting to keep track of my bets and learn trends and such. i think i have a lot to learn and def admit my weaknesses. i appreciate the sbr pro's on here i can learn from.
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  3. 10-30-12 05:18 PM #3
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    Hell no, maybe more naturally intelligent but my smarts are long gone.
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  4. 10-30-12 05:25 PM #4
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    Define "smart". There are many forms of intelligence.
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  5. 10-30-12 05:25 PM #5
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    without a doubt
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  6. 10-30-12 05:28 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by chilidog View Post
    Define "smart". There are many forms of intelligence.
    I had a feeling this would come up and it's a very legitimate response. I couldn't think of a better way to phrase the question in a single sentence. I guess that makes me below average.
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  7. 10-30-12 05:33 PM #7
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    god i hope so
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  8. 10-30-12 05:39 PM #8
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    I am smarter than the average person because I make critical and detail analysis on my capping:

    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/boxing-mma...jah-faber.html
    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/players-ta...-week-2-a.html
    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/nfl-bettin...leans-7-a.html
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  9. 10-30-12 05:50 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnGalt2341 View Post
    I had a feeling this would come up and it's a very legitimate response. I couldn't think of a better way to phrase the question in a single sentence. I guess that makes me below average.
    I do not think that I am smarter, because like I said, there are many forms of intelligence. I am above average intelligence in my areas of expertise, whereas I am quite dumb in other areas.
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  10. 10-30-12 06:41 PM #10
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    If you are pondering what he means by "smart" - just click yes.
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  11. 10-30-12 06:48 PM #11
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    Of course I am
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  12. 10-30-12 06:48 PM #12
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    I consider myself in the top 1% of SBR, education and intelligence wise at least

    BR management is something else
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  13. 10-30-12 07:07 PM #13
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    i did gradeate, but am as dumb as a box of rocks.
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  14. 10-30-12 07:10 PM #14
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    i am smart enough to know that more people think they are smarter than average than think they aren't.
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  15. 10-30-12 07:12 PM #15
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    wisdom is more important than intelligence, whatever the kind
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  16. 10-30-12 07:30 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by antifoil View Post
    i am smart enough to know that more people think they are smarter than average than think they aren't.
    Exactly why I created the poll. Most people think they are above average at most things. Especially things like... driving, sense of humor, sex, fighting ability, and intelligence... among many other things. I'm actually sort of surprised at the results so far. I thought it would be somewhere between 85% and 90% that thought they were above average. Maybe I should have asked "Are you above average in bed?" instead.
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  17. 10-30-12 08:40 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnGalt2341 View Post
    Exactly why I created the poll. Most people think they are above average at most things.
    This is known as self serving bias and is increasingly more dangerous for society as our culture shifts further away from a collectivist identity to an individualistic one. Think about all the political decisions made by people who believe themselves to be vastly superior to those they're governing. I scroll through facebook sometimes and wonder how a tool created to connect people turned into a billion people all simultaneously screaming "look how awesome my life is!"

    Like many here, I'm just smart enough to realize how dumb I must really be.
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  18. 10-30-12 08:51 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnGalt2341 View Post
    Maybe I should have asked "Are you above average in bed?" instead.
    i have satisfied numerous females cokk-only, and no i am not from the "advantaged" sector of society

    i am not "disadvantaged" to a crippling degree as I know a few are, but make no mistake I am "lower-middle class" at best

    nevertheless, i have routinely been able to satisfy females cokk-only

    therefore i have reason to believe that i am above average in bed as far as skills are concerned
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  19. 10-30-12 08:53 PM #19
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    The term average intelligence is fun, because by definition at least half the population is below average.

    SBR has a solid sample size - so it goes that half of SBR posters are below average. Unless you want to say SBR as a whole is either above or below the average intelligence of the rest of the world, and then messes with the numbers.
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  20. 10-30-12 09:02 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by CarpeDime View Post
    i have satisfied numerous females cokk-only, and no i am not from the "advantaged" sector of society

    i am not "disadvantaged" to a crippling degree as I know a few are, but make no mistake I am "lower-middle class" at best

    nevertheless, i have routinely been able to satisfy females cokk-only

    therefore i have reason to believe that i am above average in bed as far as skills are concerned
    horshak im not saying to do it but after reading this i couldnt help but wonder if you could satisfy me cok only
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  21. 10-30-12 09:12 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie Mccracken View Post
    This is known as self serving bias and is increasingly more dangerous for society as our culture shifts further away from a collectivist identity to an individualistic one. Think about all the political decisions made by people who believe themselves to be vastly superior to those they're governing. I scroll through facebook sometimes and wonder how a tool created to connect people turned into a billion people all simultaneously screaming "look how awesome my life is!"

    Like many here, I'm just smart enough to realize how dumb I must really be.
    Here's another version: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority
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  22. 10-30-12 09:13 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by CarpeDime View Post
    i have satisfied numerous females cokk-only , and no i am not from the "advantaged" sector of society

    i am not "disadvantaged" to a crippling degree as I know a few are, but make no mistake I am "lower-middle class" at best

    nevertheless, i have routinely been able to satisfy females cokk-only

    therefore i have reason to believe that i am above average in bed as far asskills are concerned
    carpe what's on your mind pal?
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  23. 10-30-12 09:22 PM #23
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  24. 10-30-12 10:32 PM #24
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    Dont think it's a bias. Go read 3 pages of players talk then play a few poker tournaments and you'll feel a lot better about where you stand in the world.
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  25. 10-30-12 10:42 PM #25
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    I don't believe I am. I know I am.
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  26. 10-30-12 11:31 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikail View Post
    I don't believe I am. I know I am.

    What's that like?
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  27. 10-31-12 12:35 AM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikail View Post
    I don't believe I am. I know I am.
    Which type(s) of intelligence?

    http://skyview.vansd.org/lschmidt/Pr...telligence.htm
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  28. 10-31-12 08:59 AM #28
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    The average poster at SBR are liberals politically.... along with some mods. That being the case...we all know that liberals are DUMB, real DUMB..... which means that I am certainly in the top 1% in intelligence... possibly the smartest poster that posts here.

    I'd be happy to take an IQ test in a challenge against anyone who has the balls to step up to the plate

    I'm sure ....crickets.....
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  29. 10-31-12 10:06 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRifleman View Post
    The average poster at SBR are liberals politically.... along with some mods. That being the case...we all know that liberals are DUMB, real DUMB..... which means that I am certainly in the top 1% in intelligence... possibly the smartest poster that posts here.

    I'd be happy to take an IQ test in a challenge against anyone who has the balls to step up to the plate

    I'm sure ....crickets.....
    Which type(s) of intelligence do you excel in? It can't be all of them. Nobody is "smarter" than anybody else. We are just smarter in certain types of intelligence than others, while dumb in others. It all averages out.

    http://skyview.vansd.org/lschmidt/Pr...telligence.htm
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  30. 10-31-12 10:12 AM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRifleman View Post
    The average poster at SBR are liberals politically.... along with some mods. That being the case...we all know that liberals are DUMB, real DUMB..... which means that I am certainly in the top 1% in intelligence... possibly the smartest poster that posts here.

    I'd be happy to take an IQ test in a challenge against anyone who has the balls to step up to the plate

    I'm sure ....crickets.....

    Took you 6 words to come off as an idiot in a post dictating your intellectual superiority over the rest of the forum. Nice job.
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  31. 10-31-12 06:50 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by chilidog View Post
    Which type(s) of intelligence do you excel in? It can't be all of them. Nobody is "smarter" than anybody else. We are just smarter in certain types of intelligence than others, while dumb in others. It all averages out.

    http://skyview.vansd.org/lschmidt/Pr...telligence.htm
    I agree with you for the most part. I used to work with a woman whom I thought was borderline mentally challenged. Until one day I heard her giving my buddy and coworker some relationship advice. Then she sounded like an absolute genius. I was amazed. I have however... met some people that don't seem to be above average in any types of intelligence. I'd like to think that they might excel in something and I'm completely unaware of it. But it's sort of hard to imagine with some people.
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  32. 10-31-12 06:57 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikail View Post
    I don't believe I am. I know I am.
    Lol
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  33. 10-31-12 07:21 PM #33
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  34. 10-31-12 08:49 PM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRifleman View Post
    The average poster at SBR are liberals politically.... along with some mods. That being the case...we all know that liberals are DUMB, real DUMB..... which means that I am certainly in the top 1% in intelligence... possibly the smartest poster that posts here.

    I'd be happy to take an IQ test in a challenge against anyone who has the balls to step up to the plate

    I'm sure ....crickets.....
    The only thing you know better than the average poster is info at crazy, right wing websites. Other than that nonsense you are a certifiable moron. Basically all you've shown you can do is copy/paste. And if you think SBR is full of liberals you haven't paid attention in the two months that you've been here.
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  35. 10-31-12 08:57 PM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRifleman View Post
    The average poster at SBR are liberals politically.... along with some mods. That being the case...we all know that liberals are DUMB, real DUMB..... which means that I am certainly in the top 1% in intelligence... possibly the smartest poster that posts here.

    I'd be happy to take an IQ test in a challenge against anyone who has the balls to step up to the plate

    I'm sure ....crickets.....
    I guarantee, and I mean ironclad guarantee, I could best on you any feat of human intelligence. I won't claim that for anyone else, but for you, absolutely. I don't imagine it's much of an accomplishment because, well...it's you. It's not because you're Republican though that you're stupid, you can't even claim that in any sense. You were just born sub-par and are incapable to crawling out of that hole.
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