Lol, you keep attacking, I keep helping. Sure, bud. You think I'm: unhappy, friendless, and so on.
I tell you I can tell you do not have the functioning ability of abstract thought, that you prove to me, time, and time again.
Keep on attacking me with very direct attacks. While I talk of abstract thought and call you objectively stupid. Because that's what lacking abstract thought means. It means you're stupid. Sorry to burst your very thin bubble.
This started with you not understanding crypto, and me realizing you cannot functionally understand it in your brain because it is not in the material, it is in the abstract.
The ability to engage in abstract thought is generally considered a hallmark of higher intelligence, as it involves reasoning about concepts, ideas, and possibilities beyond immediate sensory experience. Abstract thinking allows for creativity, problem-solving, hypothetical reasoning, and the ability to generalize knowledge—all key aspects of what we typically associate with intelligence.
A person who denies or lacks the capacity for abstract thought may be more concrete in their reasoning, relying solely on literal or empirical evidence. While concrete thinking has its own strengths (e.g., practicality, attention to detail), it can limit one's ability to grasp complex, theoretical, or hypothetical scenarios.
That said, "smarter" is a nuanced term—intelligence is multifaceted. Someone might excel in concrete, practical domains (e.g., hands-on skills, procedural memory) while struggling with abstraction, and vice versa. However, in contexts that require deep reasoning, innovation, or philosophical insight, the capacity for abstract thought would likely be seen as the more intellectually advanced trait.
Ultimately, the question may also touch on open-mindedness: a person who denies abstract thought (as opposed to merely struggling with it) might be rejecting a whole dimension of cognition, which could reflect rigidity rather than raw intellectual ability. In that sense, the abstract thinker would typically be viewed as more capable of higher-order reasoning.
registered_bot 0 points 6 days ago
Lol, you keep attacking, I keep helping. Sure, bud. You think I'm: unhappy, friendless, and so on.
I tell you I can tell you do not have the functioning ability of abstract thought, that you prove to me, time, and time again.
Keep on attacking me with very direct attacks. While I talk of abstract thought and call you objectively stupid. Because that's what lacking abstract thought means. It means you're stupid. Sorry to burst your very thin bubble.
This started with you not understanding crypto, and me realizing you cannot functionally understand it in your brain because it is not in the material, it is in the abstract.
The ability to engage in abstract thought is generally considered a hallmark of higher intelligence, as it involves reasoning about concepts, ideas, and possibilities beyond immediate sensory experience. Abstract thinking allows for creativity, problem-solving, hypothetical reasoning, and the ability to generalize knowledge—all key aspects of what we typically associate with intelligence.
A person who denies or lacks the capacity for abstract thought may be more concrete in their reasoning, relying solely on literal or empirical evidence. While concrete thinking has its own strengths (e.g., practicality, attention to detail), it can limit one's ability to grasp complex, theoretical, or hypothetical scenarios.
That said, "smarter" is a nuanced term—intelligence is multifaceted. Someone might excel in concrete, practical domains (e.g., hands-on skills, procedural memory) while struggling with abstraction, and vice versa. However, in contexts that require deep reasoning, innovation, or philosophical insight, the capacity for abstract thought would likely be seen as the more intellectually advanced trait.
Ultimately, the question may also touch on open-mindedness: a person who denies abstract thought (as opposed to merely struggling with it) might be rejecting a whole dimension of cognition, which could reflect rigidity rather than raw intellectual ability. In that sense, the abstract thinker would typically be viewed as more capable of higher-order reasoning.