Intelligence
Intelligence is very different from consciousness. Put briefly, Consciousness is merely the recognition of the surroundings and oneself, whereas intelligence is the calculated response to this environment.
Traditionally, intelligence is judged by the speed, accuracy and craft with which an organism responds to its environment, but my recent exploration of consciousness has raised some interesting questions.
It is not always possible to classify intelligence in these terms because “intelligent” responses can be entirely reflexive without even involving the brain, and I believe that the brain or some other cephalic structure houses or indicates intelligence.
Intelligence is the recognition of one’s unlimited potential. The mechanism of the brain and our thoughts is far from being understood, and the seemingly infinite calculative powers of our minds are only just being recognized.
Be intelligent and recognize your genius.
Edgar Svendsen
Oct 12, 04:46 AM
Intellegence is the ability to see patterns and respond appropriately. In the welter of sense impressions that living things receive from their environment (which includes themselves) some require action. Swim toward food, avoid fire, answer the professor’s question, flee from the tiger. Our brains are evolved to be very good at recognizing these patterns and we have a vast repetoire of responses, the combination is called intelligence. We have it, I believe, because it is a survival characeristic.