A mind is a simulation that simulates itself.
An elementary school student asked me the NOT __olitically correct_ question, __s an idiot smarter than a moron?_ I had to Google it because I was afraid to respond in today__ PC society and didn__ want to offend him, his parents, or anyone else. Here__ what I found.Technically, a moron is smarter than an idiot. An imbecile is also smarter than an idiot.Although today the words are considered insulting and derogatory, prior to the 1960s they were widely used as actual psychology terms associated with intelligence on an IQ test. An IQ between: 00-25 = Idiot 26-50 = Imbecile 51-70 = MoronExplaining all of this to a nine year old with an IQ of 130 made me feel like society has turned all adults into one of the above, myself included.When I told him that I__ afraid to openly say it, the nine year old said, __dults are idiots!
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An elementary school student asked me the NOT __olitically correct_ question, __s an idiot smarter than a moron?_ I had to Google it because I was afraid to respond in today__ PC society and didn__ want to offend him, his parents, or anyone else. Here__ what I found.Technically, a moron is smarter than an idiot. An imbecile is also smarter than an idiot.Although today the words are considered insulting and derogatory, prior to the 1960s they were widely used as actual psychology terms associated with intelligence on an IQ test. An IQ between: 00-25 = Idiot 26-50 = Imbecile 51-70 = MoronExplaining all of this to a nine year old with an IQ of 130 made me feel like society has turned all adults into one of the above, myself included.When I told him that I__ afraid to openly say it, the nine year old said, __dults are idiots!
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