• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Smarts/intelligence is the capacity to learn. An educated person has been taught. A knowledgeable person has learned.

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      5 hours ago

      So you think you are born with a specific capacity for intelligence that cannot be changed to make people have a greater capacity to learn? (Obviously blunt force trauma can make someone less capable).

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          3 hours ago

          That’s not what I am asking.

          Do you think you are born with a specific capacity for intelligence that cannot he altered in a positive fashion?

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            1 hour ago

            Yes. People have different natural abilities.

            I played the bassoon for over a decade. I had access to truly excellent instructors and a great music program and worked hard at it. And after years of training and work, I was decent. I saw other people with no prior music background pick it up and get better than me in 2-3 months.

            People’s brains are wired differently.