Quote Originally Posted by Skinner8 View Post
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Who, if they appeared to be smarter than everyone else around them, would say that they're smart and the others normal, rather than that they're normal and everyone else stupid?
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Meaning me? Umm...I don't think I'm smart and everyone else is normal, nor that I'm normal and everyone else is stupid. I just think I'm different, just like everyone is different. I do some things better than others, and some things worse. I have no right to arrogantly claim myself better than others simply on the basis that I do some things better when there are so many that I do worse.

I guess you could say that I take more easily to things than some people do, and claim that as 'intelligence'. But I think it's really just a matter of attitude. I tried hard as a kid and had a good attitude, and I did well as a result. I didn't try during high school, had an extremely bad attitude, and did terribly. Now I have a good attitude again, and suddenly everything's really easy again. The way I see it, it can't be too different for others. I think barring any serious disabilities, if you really want to accomplish something, it just comes down to how much you're willing to work.