[extropy-chat] Singularitarian verses singularity +HIGH IQS!

[gts]

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:38:38 -0500, Marc Geddes <m_j_geddes at yahoo.com.au>  
wrote:

> IQ (and 'Intelligence' in a narrow sense) means:
>
> *The ability to make accurate models about functional
> systems...
...
>  *The ability to achieve one's goals efficiently.  i.e
> The ability to maximize 'gains' in the utilitarian
> sense...
...
> *The ability to integrate different kinds of knowledge
> into a single explanatory framework...

In the final analysis, isn't intelligence the ability to act in ways that  
promote contentment and survival?

It is true I think that intelligence requires the ability to make accurate  
models, and the ability to achieve one's goals, and the ability to  
integrate different kinds of knowledge into a single explanatory  
framework. But I think these are only intermediary steps. They are  
contained in the definition of intelligence but do not define it.

-gts