Types of Intelligence

I would argue that majority of people have some type of intelligence, though some have more types (and higher degrees of intelligence) than others. I think the potential versus actual intelligences of people depends on a combination of nature and nurture. Also, I tend to want to reject IQ tests, as I don't know that a concept as complex as Intelligence can be measured in such an easy, definitive way.

Here is a list of ways that I might begin to classify intelligence:
-Street Smarts/Common Sense/Practical Intelligence (Could also be called "Concrete Thought Intelligence")
-Ability to Apply Learned Knowledge Intelligence (NOT to be confused with Knowledge, pure Knowledge. In my book, Knowledge is certainly not Intelligence. I don't know if I would propose an "Ability to Memorize" Intelligence or not. For now, no.)
-Emotional Intelligence
-Social Intelligence (Strongly related to Emotional Intelligence)
-Quick-on-the-Uptake Intelligence/Intuition
-Abstract Thought Intelligence

Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences proposes that we ought to recognize spatial, linguistic, logical-mathematical, kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist types of intelligence.

More later.

Does Wisdom Come With Age?

I've always assumed that it does, but today my co-worker Mart (who is in her late 30s, by my best guess) said that it doesn't, and that you can't read people any better with age either, but that "experience counts for something." I don't entirely know what it counts for, this I will have to ponder. And if it doesn't count for wisdom, and better decisions, then does it really matter?

Also, a related question: Do we regard parents as increasing in wisdom, decreasing in wisdom, or fluctuating in wisdom throughout the course of our lifetimes? Though I couldn't say for sure as I haven't lived an entire lifetime through, I once read a quote about a person who regarded their Mom at the beginning of their life as a genius, the middle as an idiot, and the end a genius again. This sounds strangely accurate to me.

Uncomfortable

I think it's time that I start facing uncomfortableness as an opportunity to grow. If I am uncomfortable with an idea, perhaps that signifies my potential to become comfortable with it.

Souls

Souls: I don't think they exist. I am too much of a scientist for that. I think that we are tied to our bodies, and when they die, we die.

Objective

The objective of this blog is to have a more private forum (than my Livejournal account) to post my philosophical thoughts, ideas, quandaries, questions, rants, and so on. Since I only know one person also on this site (hello, Jenn), it will be effectively more personal and less "open to the world," so to speak. Every entry is a work in progress, and I will continue to edit entries until I feel that each issue is addressed adequately.