# Malcolm x was a greater intellect than Albert Einstein **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 27, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387 "2016-01-27T17:45:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/1 "2016-01-27T17:45:17Z")
\*\*Einstein’s mind was only limited to science and physics, he had a limited brain \*\* he did not have the capacity of the spiritual, emotional, sociological, humanities, communicative intelligence and knowledge that Malcolm x possessed [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpr6PK-Cz3c) look at how elegant and clear and concise Malcolm X talks and then look at how Einstein speaks alot of stumbling, slow paced...etc. slower than Malcolm's speech ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/2 "2016-01-27T17:48:04Z")
Do you have a video of Malcolm X speaking German? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/3 "2016-01-27T17:50:09Z")
Finally bringing your two huge obsessions together, eh, thanatic? ---
**Author:** ![thanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/4 "2016-01-27T17:51:25Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > Do you have a video of Malcolm X speaking German? like i said Einstein’s brain was limited to physics he did not have the capacity of understanding of sociology, humanities, communicative ability that Malcolm X possessed ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/5 "2016-01-27T17:51:41Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > \*\*Einstein’s mind was only limited to science and physics, he had a limited brain > \*\* > he did not have the capacity of the spiritual, emotional, sociological, humanities, communicative intelligence and knowledge that Malcolm x possessed > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpr6PK-Cz3c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpr6PK-Cz3c) > > look at how elegant and clear and concise Malcolm X talks > and then look at how Einstein speaks > > alot of stumbling, slow paced...etc. slower than Malcolm's speech 1. Make your own arguments. Use words, not YouTube videos. 2. I don’t see lany reason to elevate sociology and the humanities over physics. Or, for that matter the other way around. Both have their uses. But you won’t find satellites and cell phones and bridges and new energy sources being designed by English majors. I write that AS an English majort. 3. You realize Einstein’s first language wasn’t English, right? Anyway, elogoquence is not a good predictor of intelligence, and as I wrote labove, there is more than one sort of intelligence anyway. 4. You need some pie. ---
**Author:** ![thanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/6 "2016-01-27T17:53:13Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > 1. Make your own arguments. Use words, not YouTube videos. > > 2. I don’t see lany reason to elevate sociology and the humanities over physics. Or, for that matter the other way around. Both have their uses. But you won’t find satellites and cell phones and bridges and new energy sources being designed by English majors. I write that AS an English majort. > > 3. You realize Einstein’s first language wasn’t English, right? Anyway, elogoquence is not a good predictor of intelligence, and as I wrote labove, there is more than one sort of intelligence anyway. > > 4. You need some pie. i think one can argue that Social Sciences/Humanities types on average have greater critical thinking skills than STEM guys ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/7 "2016-01-27T17:54:14Z")
Why do we have to compare them? Why can’t they both be really smart? And if we have to compare them, then why not in a more rational way – Einstein was “smarter”, perhaps, in physics and related fields, and Malcolm X was “smarter”, perhaps, in sociology and related fields? ---
**Author:** ![thanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/8 "2016-01-27T17:55:09Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Why do we have to compare them? Why can’t they both be really smart? And if we have to compare them, then why not in a more rational way – Einstein was “smarter”, perhaps, in physics and related fields, and Malcolm X was “smarter”, perhaps, in sociology and related fields? Malcolm was overall smarter than Einstein ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/9 "2016-01-27T17:55:14Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > i think one can argue that Social Sciences/Humanities types on average have greater critical thinking skills than STEM guys I’m sure one could, and one could argue the other way. That doesn’t tell us the merits of these arguments. ---
**Author:** ![thanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/10 "2016-01-27T17:56:39Z")
and besides Einstein’s general relativity, coming up with that idea isn’t really impressive anybody with basic high school level of physics could of came up with that theory…on the surface it doesn’t seem that complicated ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/11 "2016-01-27T17:58:07Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > i think one can argue that Social Sciences/Humanities types on average have greater critical thinking skills than STEM guys Okay. Make your argument. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/12 "2016-01-27T17:59:05Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > Malcolm was overall smarter than Einstein How do you measure intelligence? Why should I accept your opinion? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/13 "2016-01-27T18:00:09Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > and besides Einstein’s general relativity, coming up with that idea isn’t really impressive > > anybody with basic high school level of physics could of came up with that theory…on the surface it doesn’t seem that complicated You’re just making unsupported opinion assertions. You’re offering little more than “Einstein = dumb”… that’s not going to convince anyone. ---
**Author:** ![thanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/14 "2016-01-27T18:00:41Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > How do you measure intelligence? Why should I accept your opinion? intelligence is how one interacts with the world and the people inside it Einstein’s worldview was not that, his worldview was just the world and the mechanics of it Malcolm X took time to understand people, understand society at large, ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/15 "2016-01-27T18:00:50Z")
But who laid more pipe? That’s the true measure of a man. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/16 "2016-01-27T18:03:05Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > and then look at how Einstein speaks > > … > > alot of stumbling, slow paced…etc. slower than Malcolm’s speech > [@thanatic](#): > > > [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > > > Do you have a video of Malcolm X speaking German? > > like i said > > Einstein’s brain was limited to physics > > he did not have the capacity of understanding of sociology, humanities, communicative ability that Malcolm X possessed **The Hamster King** asked a question. You didn’t answer it. So _do_ you have a video of Malcolm X speaking German? Does he stumble a lot? Does he speak German slowly? Does he speak German more slowly than Einstein spoke German? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/17 "2016-01-27T18:08:20Z")
> [@Arrendajo](#): > > But who laid more pipe? That’s the true measure of a man. Actually the way to judge a man is by how he wields an axe. ---
**Author:** ![thanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/18 "2016-01-27T18:08:58Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Actually the way to judge a man is by how he wields an axe. why would Malcolm X lower himself by speaking German, a European AKA Neanderthal language… ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/19 "2016-01-27T18:09:14Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > and besides Einstein’s general relativity, coming up with that idea isn’t really impressive > > anybody with basic high school level of physics could of came up with that theory…on the surface it doesn’t seem that complicated Yet most of the great minds before Einstein had failed to stumble across general relativity. A lot of science looks simplistic in hindsight. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/20 "2016-01-27T18:11:11Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > why would Malcolm X lower himself by speaking German, a European AKA Neanderthal language… You realize Malcolm X spoke English which descended from the same Indo-European language family as German. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387.md?page=2)