# Limits of ordinary intelligence

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-ordinary-intelligence/679118>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 18, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-ordinary-intelligence/679118 "2014-01-18T00:41:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-ordinary-intelligence/679118/21 "2014-01-19T14:40:13Z")

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> [@Octarine](#):
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> Could you give an example of what one person may see that others don’t which parallels the dolphin seeing the reflection? Without it, the question is a bit abstract.

Certainly. Check your username.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-ordinary-intelligence/679118/22 "2014-01-19T22:05:04Z")

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> [@bob\_2](#):
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> “In the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king” (August Wilson, Gem of the Ocean)
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> Of course there is the risk that the blind people may see the one-eyed one as an aberration and kill him.

“I see, said the blind man.” I think you are referring to perceive (things) mentally no? Either that or ‘I see what you did there!’ 🙂

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**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-ordinary-intelligence/679118/23 "2014-01-23T17:19:58Z")

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> [@Learjeff](#):
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> I don’t buy this assertion, at least, as stated, simply because cats and dogs usually take only a little while to realize that the animal on the other side is them, and therefore, boring.

My cockateil didn’t give a damn, either.

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