Michael Crichton’s description of the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect perfectly supports a new study showing that brain surgeons and rocket scientists are no smarter than the rest of us. Bill Whittle sees the connection, during a week when he’s blocked from YouTube by people who think they are smarter than the rest of us.
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23 replies on “Elitist Smackdown Study: Brain Surgeons, Rocket Scientists No Smarter Than Rest of Us”
I hold BS Electrical Engineering, MS Computer Science, MBA. I work in robotics doing fine motion control. I am no smarter than anybody else. With gray hair in a ponytail, if you saw me in public you would probably tell your friends “I had a hipster doofus sighting today”.
I have an 18-year-old daughter with the purple hair (well, who knows what color today will bring) and the bull nose ring. She attended a top charter school in Colorado and was straight A. Never got a B in her life… until college chemistry this fall. She has 5 more quarters of chemistry in her program, so we’ll see what that brings.
Book by its cover and all that.
Godspeed Bill! Lets hope we can get as many people from youtube to either the website or rumble.
I like science. I’m a big fan. I majored in science. I learned what science is, and I learned what science isn’t.
Science is a method by which we can discover physical truth about the Universe. Science is NOT the collection of physical truths that we’ve discovered through science. Anyone who understands what science is and isn’t understands that in order to “believe in” science, we must always hold that even these physical truths will forever be subject to scrutiny … by science. We can hold them to a high degree of confidence, to greater or lesser extent, but never, EVER …100%. They’re mostly right in the context in which they were discovered, typically. But when that context changes, or when that context contains false assumptions (which is usually the issue when they’re not correct), science itself renders them invalid.
Another thing science ISN’T, is “any opinion a credentialed ‘scientist’ gives”. Keep that straight in your mind. If it was not subject to the scientific method (which IS the definition of science – not the term, but the method itself) … it’s NOT science.
If your argument against an opinion or fact that someone brings up in a conversation is “Shut Up” … you’re not doing science. You’re doing politics.
Now the MAIN reason I don’t “Believe In” Science™ is this:
There are no morals in science. Let me repeat that. There are no morals in science. The only rules in science are the rules of scientific method, and they are not there to enforce any sort of moral code, they are there to try to ensure that the conclusions of an experiment hold water. Completely utilitarian.
Science does not tell us that it’s wrong to kill or steal or lie. Science does not tell us that it is wrong to enslave other people. Science does not tell us it is wrong to treat others as lesser beings due to physical characteristics. Science has nothing to say about moral codes outside of determining what happened, or what happens, which we THEN weigh against a moral code that comes from outside of it.
And from outside of us.
For one might respond “well morals is whatever a majority says they are” (and this has, in fact, been said).
So I ask those people today … if a majority decided that slavery is not immoral — would that make it moral? If so, how can we judge slave owners in the past? If not, then where does this moral value REALLY come from?
And that is guaranteed to vapor-lock these Social Justice Wariors’ brains. They’ve got no way out of it. (They’ve never given a moment’s thought to it, frankly).
Science can explain why we have an urge judge others based on differences in appearance. But it has nothing to say about whether or not it is morally right to do that. Science can explain why females of most species are often “taken” without their consent. But it has nothing to say about whether it is morally right for humans to do the same. If anything, it might support the idea that these things are ok. But they’re not. Why aren’t they?
Morals do not come from science. And morals do not come from us. They come from something outside of us. They must. Because if they do not, there aren’t any.
And if there aren’t any, stop judging me, Karen.
I would like to give this explanation of science and its relationship to morals 100 upvotes. Thank you.
I’ve found that humility and a willingness to share what you know are signs of true intelligence. Take a guy like Thomas Sowell. He’s not threatened by teaching other people as he’s confident in himself, and the best part is that he’ll be the last one to tell you how bright he is.
Hey Bill. Great video as always. One thing to consider. Speaking for myself and I suspect others here, I know I’ve shared a lot of your YouTube videos. Since the tyrannical overlords will probably not maintain forwarding links to Rumble, you might want to leave the channel up for a while before ditching it entirely to keep our links to your YouTube videos active.
I suppose you could just leave it up indefinitely? Not sure what it takes to maintain the channel should it just sit idle.
I try to direct people to both your YouTube and Rumble channels. Not sure yet, but it seems as if when I include a Rumble link in a YouTube comment section my comment is deleted. Again, not sure, so don’t quote me on that. Just a word to the wise to share maybe the Rumble channel name and video title with no links. I advise that people test it out for themselves.
For a while now after the stolen election and censorship in general, I’ve been posting the following whenever and wherever appropriate…
Use and adjust as appropriate. I try to get people to at least entertain the thought that they might be the brainwashed ones….and they are. It infuriates me when people say both sides do it with regard to fake news and/or censorship.
The shandemic isn’t really about the money or the science. It’s about control. The three levels of power being used by the Marxist globalists…1) the shamdemic, 2) climate change, 3) systemic racism…all phony emergencies that they cite to grab power and use their friends in Big Corp to fleece Amerca and the West as they attempt to put their one world government in place. Vote out every single Democrat except maybe Manchin and Sinema and every Republican who has sat by and done nothing for years but watch. Examples of exceptions would be Rand Paul,, Matt Gaetz, Louis Gohmert , Ted Cruz and MTG.
As long as notifications are sent we will watch sharing will become more difficult though as most people don’t have rumble.
I’m using Samsung Internet on my tablet right now.
Nice thing about Rumble is that you don’t need to sign in to watch a video, so if you can email someone a link, they can pull up the video on their phone or tablet.
FYT
I live where there is freedom and responsibility.
Bill is a god? No, Bill is a man who recognizes godly thought and embraces it. Go Bill !
Bill, your thumbnails – I’m assuming you’re the talent behind them – are just perfect! I’m always impressed by how well they match the subject.
Nero had nothing on the gatekeepers of today’s social media. Avoid it and you will have a happier life.
As a “Rocket Scientist” by training, I can attest that overall, I am not smarter than everyone else. What I had was an aptitude for certain topics AND an interest is applying that aptitude. Therefore, I was able to survive the academic rigor of Aerospace Engineering.
However, that melding of talent and desire is what it takes to be good at anything.
I had a HS and college buddy who entered the same program as I did, but couldn’t get past some of the weeder courses; not due to lack of intelligence but rather it just didn’t move him. He switched to business and is now worth 15 xs what I am. He is also divorced and unhappy.
I was a fairly talented musician and singer as a teen, but I had no desire to put in the work to be excellent at either.
I can write, but the work of writing was never something that got me going. So I read Heinlein instead of trying to write.
We all have something at which we can excel, if we put in the effort to groom those skills. The Lord called them talents and we all have them. Having different abilities doesn’t make someone better or worse than someone else, just different.
I try to use my brain and become well versed in things that interest me. Because I think if we stop learning we start dying.
Well said. My parents, God bless them, told us at an early age never to lord whatever abilities we had in whatever field over other people. Thanks Mom and Dad. I miss you both dearly.
Thank you for posting. Had another thought reading your post. Many of us don’t have a passion for politics and don’t want to run, which makes us perfect candidates. Our passion lies for our country and its preservation for future generations, and as we’ve seen, you don’t need to be a genius to be involved at any level (though I did see one interview with Patrick Byrne who came away from his first meeting with Trump impressed by his intelligence).
The meeting took place when Byrne, Sidney Powell and I believe one other guy somehow finagled their way past the gatekeepers to meet Trump in the Oval Office in December, 2020 and argue with the White House lawyers over pursuing a course of action which probably would have overturned Biden’s fake victory. Here’s the interview which I found fascinating.
Patrick Byrne: What Really Happened In The Oval Office
https://rumble.com/vc40bd-patrick-byrne-what-really-happened.html
As with the other comments throughout my life I look to those who know more to fill the gaps in my knowledge about everything, from those in my profession to those whose interests align with mine. Even in areas where I seem to have no particular interest often I am struck by the depth of knowledge a person has and shares readily to someone who simply will listen. New opportunities for learning appear every day if we simply learn to listen and ask relevant questions. In this way we clarify our thoughts and philosophy and act more in concert with our knowledge. Politicians are in the awkward position of being compelled to draw distinct boundaries but should be equally willing and required to move those boundaries when they “learn” something new. Consider the mayor of San Francisco who has changed her stance on law enforcement. Rather than criticize her for being wrong in the beginning, should we not praise her for changing her mind?
Chemical Engineer for 3 years. COBOL programmer for over 20. Would be shocked if, even at my best in either, that I knew everything there was to know in those fields or even the best for even a second. And I had to use calculus in engineering, and still do math in my head. The more I know, the more I know that I don’t know much. In any field. Humility: not thinking more of yourself than you ought.As to Einstein, his quote of war is, well, wrong. Even going to Latin is one of my favorites: “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” … If you want peace, prepare for war. Quite old, and very true. Or in more modern terms I like: Strength through superior firepower.
I can attest, as a respected surgeon, an artist in multiple media, an all-state musician with bands that played everything from Cuban big band to rock to wind ensembles, a frequently published writer, and college swimmer that went to Nationals, that I’m not smarter than my own wife. Her C.V. is dramatically less flashy, but I rely on her to have a functioning life. My computer skills pale in comparison, she manages day-to-day life necessities in our marriage that I cannot, and her knowledge base in her nursing is shockingly deep, embarrassing me frequently.
I’ve known lots of folks with IQs that are off of the charts. Only a small percentage of these extreme outliers have lives that you would want to swap with your own. A couple are tragically institutionalized.
America was famously a dumping ground from the poorhouses and jails of England. The Irish who immigrated from the potato famine in the 1840s were famous as being so unintelligent that the British didn’t consider them in the same species. Examples of “low-intelligence” folks that came here are numerous. Yet, the U.S.A. has been the nidus of innovation for the world for 150 years.
The sheer number of “smart” people in China and India is intimidating. Yet it seems like they need to move here to be able to allow for their creativity to flourish. I know in my heart that if you raised “low-IQ” black children in Korean-American homes they would leave the rest of America’s children in the dust with their achievements.
Intelligence is cool to have, but it is not the only factor that makes for a great life.
So what did the man say when he got to the microphone?