Friday, February 25, 2005
"Step up on the stage and show these people
what time it is, boooooyyy"
Knowing what time it is:
“Getting it.” Seeing the joke. Recognising a good argument. Sharpness. Wit. These seem to have only a limited relationship with intelligence as measured by our current system. Some of the cleverest people I know in term of book-smarts certainly know what time it is – my friend Stefan for one (Tim knows what time it is, I think, although he may be using the Julian calendar). Others are far off the mark – puffy, self-righteous, humourless… Other things may be more important, kindness for one, but people who get it tend to make the best company; even though you may disagree with them about most everything, you can at least relate to each other. One man who knows the time to such a degree of accuracy I think he may have an atomic clock is Norman Geras. Read his blog.
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what time it is, boooooyyy"
Knowing what time it is:
“Getting it.” Seeing the joke. Recognising a good argument. Sharpness. Wit. These seem to have only a limited relationship with intelligence as measured by our current system. Some of the cleverest people I know in term of book-smarts certainly know what time it is – my friend Stefan for one (Tim knows what time it is, I think, although he may be using the Julian calendar). Others are far off the mark – puffy, self-righteous, humourless… Other things may be more important, kindness for one, but people who get it tend to make the best company; even though you may disagree with them about most everything, you can at least relate to each other. One man who knows the time to such a degree of accuracy I think he may have an atomic clock is Norman Geras. Read his blog.
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