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[–]TiwakingTranshumanist Eugenecist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] [score hidden] 9 hours ago

There are probably people smarter than Newton in STEM nowadays.

I don't buy that for a second.

Newton believed in Alchemy
Also, due to the Flynn Effect and increasing IQ's: He would only be considered 'bright' today as opposed to an actual genius like Terrence Tao.

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Highly intelligent people can believe in stupid things, and he lived centuries ago. The Flynn Effect is overstated. No way Newton would ever be considered "bright". He invented calculus on a dare when he was in his early 20s for fuck's sake.

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EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] [score hidden] 45 minutes ago Highly intelligent people can believe in stupid things, and he lived centuries ago. The Flynn Effect is overstated. No way Newton would ever be considered "bright". He invented calculus on a dare when he was in his early 20s for fuck's sake.

Point of Order: Robert Hooke
Point of Order: Gottfried Leibniz
Point of Order: Due to the Flynn Effect, IQ has gradually been increasing. However, recently it has been decreasing.

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Newton was more intelligent than Hooke and Leibniz.

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EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] [score hidden] 3 hours ago Newton was more intelligent than Hooke and Leibniz.

Both Robert Hooke and Gottfried Leibniz would disagree. And have disagreed repeatedly in their letters.