# I'm a visionary philosopher! (Online IQ test) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904 "2002-11-26T15:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/1 "2002-11-26T15:53:01Z")
I thought this [online IQ test](http://www.emode.com/tests/uiq/) was kinda cute. Not only does it supposedly test your IQ (these online tests have given me scores all over the map), but it supposedly tells you your “intellectual type,” whatever that is. As you’ve already gathered, my intellectual type is “visionary philosopher.” (Yup, that’s me alright. That and a couple bucks will get me a cup of latte. :)) And it tells me my IQ is 142, which is as good a guess as any. ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/2 "2002-11-26T16:20:01Z")
I am a Word Warrior with a staggering 138 IQ, my bunch of beatches. Bow to my superior linguistic abilities. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/3 "2002-11-26T16:48:52Z")
126! ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/4 "2002-11-26T16:50:10Z")
I scored 129 and am an 'Insightful Linguist". Yay me! ---
**Author:** ![SmoothOperator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SmoothOperator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmoothOperator)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/5 "2002-11-26T16:52:30Z")
133 here, and I’m an Insightful Linguist. The first thing we can tell you about that is you have the natural fluency of a writer and the visual and spatial strengths of an artist. Those skills contribute to your creative and expressive mind. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/6 "2002-11-26T16:57:04Z")
Whaddaya know, I’m a visionary philosopher, too. ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/7 "2002-11-26T16:59:26Z")
Ugh, this is not an IQ test Look at some of the questions, they very clearly favor certain groups of people… The rose question? Then again I could just be bitter because when I took the test I lost 60+ IQ points ☹ ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/8 "2002-11-26T17:13:39Z")
I took this a month or so ago. My results: Visionary Philosopher, I.Q. 138. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/9 "2002-11-26T17:17:08Z")
126 I’m a “visual mathematician.” I hope that means I figure out math questions by visualizing the elements of the question, because I have a difficult time with 2+2=4 unless I put pictures of little apples in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/10 "2002-11-26T17:28:35Z")
Holy Cow!!! My brain cells must be doing overtime today. I scored 135 and am classed as a **Visionary Philosopher** as well. Woohoo!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/11 "2002-11-26T17:42:32Z")
Hey, it’s great to see some Insightful Linguists (hi, **Smoothie**! :)) - but where are the cunning ones? 😉 And why do I think “Visionary Philosopher” is a nice way of saying, “Person who’s worthless when it comes to translating their ideas into action” ? :eek: At any rate, there’s sure a bunch of us, so far. ---
**Author:** ![Coil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Coil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coil)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/12 "2002-11-26T17:43:37Z")
I wonder what a Facts Curator is supposed to be. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/13 "2002-11-26T17:48:47Z")
I’m a Word Warrior. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/14 "2002-11-26T17:50:22Z")
Visionary Philosopher. Seems I’m in good company. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Derfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lord\_Derfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Derfel)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/15 "2002-11-26T18:03:11Z")
I scored 140, and I am a visual mathematician. That was fun. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/16 "2002-11-26T18:04:39Z")
126 – which is four points down from forty years ago. So I don’t know whether to be grateful that I have not gone too far down or miffed that it has gone done at all. (Pouting just a little…) I am an Inventive Inquisitor. The first thing we can tell you about that is you’re **equally good at mathematical and verbal skills** and have a thirst for learning through experience. But that’s just scratching the surface. I took another test recently that indicated that I am equally balanced between right brain and left brain. So that sounds pretty accurate. About the **only** way I learn is through experience. Given all of that, I would say that this test is a reasonably good one. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/17 "2002-11-26T18:07:00Z")
BTW, I can’t tell you have refreshing it is to find a forum with people more intelligent than I. I do remember from my days as an educator that 125 is the average I.Q. of most people who earn a doctorate. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/18 "2002-11-26T18:07:09Z")
140 Precission Processer? ---
**Author:** ![Stccrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Stccrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stccrd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/19 "2002-11-26T18:08:26Z")
Insightful Inventor…? ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904/20 "2002-11-26T18:09:26Z")
131, Visual Mathematician eeenteresting… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904.md?page=2)