Poll: Would you have brain surgery to double your intelligence?

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Maybe, but my superior intelligence already makes living in this world difficult enough. I see such stupidity and it irks me to no end. Imagine if I was even smarter? Surely my tolerance would be even less. It would be like any one of us living with chimpanzes. Shortly we'd want to shoot them all.

I certainly can relate to this. 😉

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Maybe, but my superior intelligence already makes living in this world difficult enough. I see such stupidity and it irks me to no end. Imagine if I was even smarter? Surely my tolerance would be even less. It would be like any one of us living with chimpanzes. Shortly we'd want to shoot them all.

True, but would you give your intelligence up? Sure, it sucks to be smart...but would you rather be dumb?

Besides, who knows, they might screw up during the surgery and make you dumb but happy 😉

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: ed21x
i would like to be able to get plugged into a terminal and simply download everything google has to ofer =)

With or without safesearch filtering?

...There's some yucky stuff on google.

Tubgirl -- now served directly into your brain! :Q

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Maybe, but my superior intelligence already makes living in this world difficult enough. I see such stupidity and it irks me to no end. Imagine if I was even smarter? Surely my tolerance would be even less. It would be like any one of us living with chimpanzes. Shortly we'd want to shoot them all.

Ah, the Wisdom of Shmabbles.

 

[EvilYoda]

I'm disappointed that no one's made a reference to Flowers for Algernon. one of the best short stories for geeks evar...no mention of "Charlie"...not even a Simpsons-parody was noted.

tsk tsk on all of you. I go to the bar to watch the game and you let me down like this.

😛

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
I'm disappointed that no one's made a reference to Flowers for Algernon. one of the best short stories for geeks evar...no mention of "Charlie"...not even a Simpsons-parody was noted.

tsk tsk on all of you. I go to the bar to watch the game and you let me down like this.

😛

I remember reading that in Jr. High. Only thing I remember about it is a mouse though...

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Maybe, but my superior intelligence already makes living in this world difficult enough. I see such stupidity and it irks me to no end. Imagine if I was even smarter? Surely my tolerance would be even less. It would be like any one of us living with chimpanzes. Shortly we'd want to shoot them all.

ChimpanzEEs has two E's Einstein.

 

[Syringer]

"Well, we could remove it and increase your brain power, but it might kill you."

"Increase my killing power, eh? Let's do it!".

 

[Brutuskend]

No because if I did, I'd have to find another place to hang out. 😉

 

[MisterYu]

Yes, but it'd be useless without dramatic change to my work ethic.

 

[Gurck]

Absolutely not, though I might have surgery which would lower me to normal.

 

[IEC]

NO. Being doubly intelligent would make me kill myself from no one being able to understand me and being impatient with everyone else b/c I'm 22X faster and smarter than them. 😉

 

[Mo0o]

Free, no side effects? no risk? sign me up.

 

[oogabooga]

So that would make me what? four times smarter than everyone else? 🙂

 

[phantom309]

Nah, but if they've got one for "stupider and better looking", pencil me in.

 

[Glitchny]

heh hells yeah id do it. And if i was lucky id manifest some telepathic power and go form my own x-men....

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: MisterYu
Yes, but it'd be useless without dramatic change to my work ethic.

Agreed. I'm no genius, but I honestly feel I'm smart enough to accomplish anything in life I need to. My problem is work ethic and motivation.