[AccessD] OT: Quote of the day

Therefore:
Human Nature = Dangerous.

Jim

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From: "John Colby" <jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com> 

> LOL, yea.... 
> 
> And is there anything more dangerous? 
> 
> ;-) 
> 
> 
> John W. Colby 
> www.ColbyConsulting.com 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach 
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 9:45 AM 
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Quote of the day 
> 
> John, 
> 
> > knowledge without intelligence is dangerous. < 
> 
> Nah! Knowledge without intelligence is human nature. 
> 
> Steve Erbach 
> Neenah, WI 
> http://TheTownCrank.blogspot.com 
> 
> 
> On 2/15/06, John Colby wrote: 
> > True intelligence is the reasonable application of knowledge. 
> > Intelligence without knowledge is useless, knowledge without intelligence 
> is dangerous. 
> > 
> > 
> > John W. Colby 
> > www.ColbyConsulting.com 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan 
> > Harkins 
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 7:51 PM 
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' 
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Quote of the day 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Now, the point of that story is -- if, at the same time, that friend 
> > > and I had both taken IQ tests -- she's have probably scored higher 
> > > than 
> > me. 
> > 
> > I doubt that very much. Based on my reading of the people on this list, 
> > I reckon I could name several people here who, in their school days were 
> " 
> > in the top 20%" and "doing good if I handed in my homework and showed 
> > up for class 4 days out of 5". They are the sort, who ace IQ tests if 
> > they can be bothered to do them. 
> > 
> > The real smart ones are the one who work out early on just how much 
> > they have to do to get by comfortably in school. 
> > 
> > ========I wasn't acing anything, and looking back, I don't feel so 
> > smart. I had the opportunity to get a great education and I blew it 
> > off because I could get decent grades with no effort. That's not smart 
> > -- I was totally stupid and immature. 
> > 
> > > My 
> > > success with the SAT's and ACT's was the way they asked questions, 
> > > not the questions themselves. She memorized things, and she 
> > > memorized a whole 
> > lot. 
> > > However, what she didn't memorize, she didn't know. I just thought 
> > > through the questions and gave the answer that seemed the best. I 
> > > didn't know the answers to most of the questions. I reasoned many 
> > > answers, 
> > I didn't "know" 
> > > the answers. 
> > > 
> > Exactly. Knowledge is not intelligence and you should never confuse the 
> two. 
> > Sounds like the people who design your SATs and ACTS are smart enough 
> > to know this and are testing the right thing. 
> > 
> > ========Yes, we agree here. My natural ability may have been greater 
> > than my friend's, but she was using hers and I wasn't. She was 
> > assimilating, I was guessing. I was able to reason through the 
> > questions and you may be right -- if the tests are measuring 
> > intelligence -- the ability to comprehend and reason -- and test your 
> knowledge as well, you might be right. 
> > 
> > Susan H. 
> > 
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