and are people who are percieved as having lower intelligence treated badly?
2007-02-01 23:26:40 · 12 answers · asked by Smoochy Poochy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No, more often than not I pity someone's ignorance
2007-02-01 23:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think if I'm honest, the answer is probably yes - it IS harder to sympathise with the deeply thick. For me it's more of a case of losing patience with people who won't learn, rather than those who are simply ignorant. Jade Goody or that woman who was in Wife Swap (the one with 8 kids) are cases in point - they are so confident that their version of reality is correct - that there is no point learning anything more, that they possess less intelligence than they were born with.
Whether people who are perceived as having low (or lower) intelligence being treated badly, I'd say not necessarily. After all, Whilst Jade Goody may be thick, she is, nevertheless, very wealthy as a result.
2007-02-01 23:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by mattygroves 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
everybody has the skill to be marvelous at something, its basically what they do with it/their circumstances/different factors which confirm how far they might flow. additionally, IQ in basic terms measures an particularly constrained variety of 'intelligence'. Your accepted binman might have a particularly low IQ, yet be marvelous at listening, or particularly good at paintings, or another capacity no longer measured in an IQ try.
2016-11-02 03:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I base my compassion on a person because they are a human being, who they are or what level of intelligence they have doesn't come into it and who am I to judge them.
2007-02-02 00:24:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As far as I can see, compassion for others is more a matter of our own level of intelligence and understanding.
In answer to your question, though: I don't measure a person's "compassion-worthiness" by his intelligence.
2007-02-01 23:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not usually. If someone is acting stupidly I view them in a mixture of contempt and pity no matter how intelligent or unintelligent they are.
2007-02-02 03:04:05 · answer #6 · answered by S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I feel more compassionate for idiots who do something accidentally without realizing what consequences would occur. A smart person who gets himself into a tricky situation probably new the risks and still got himself in that situation.
2007-02-01 23:30:34 · answer #7 · answered by Tuco 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First question: no! Of course not.
Second question: Yes, but sometimes they get better jobs!
2007-02-01 23:31:08 · answer #8 · answered by b1982 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, not at all. Yes, to your second Q unfortunately.
2007-02-01 23:31:42 · answer #9 · answered by pageys 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not really hotgirl, probably the opposite.
2007-02-01 23:29:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋