# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/21 "2016-01-27T18:11:51Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > Malcolm was overall smarter than Einstein Okay. Now what? ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/22 "2016-01-27T18:11:57Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > why would Malcolm X lower himself by speaking German, a European AKA Neanderthal language… _snort_ Yeah, ok then. ---
**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, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/23 "2016-01-27T18:12:36Z")
> [@ZPG\_Zealot](#): > > You realize Malcolm X spoke English which descended from the same Indo-European language family as German. Look my whole point here is that Malcolm X understood society, Einstein understood mechanics of the world Sociological perspective is important… i mean do you guys really think Einstein could keep up with Malcolm X if both had a conversation ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/24 "2016-01-27T18:13:47Z")
Little know fact. Albert had a conceal carry permit. He woulda capped some ass before Big X knew what hit him. ---
**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, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/25 "2016-01-27T18:13:58Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > why would Malcolm X lower himself by speaking German, a European AKA Neanderthal language… You have now descended into naked racism, no less than if a white person claimed that Khoisan languages on evidence of African mongrelity on account of all the clicks. Not to mention that Malcolm’s milk tongue was English, a European language sharing a common ancestor with German ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/26 "2016-01-27T18:14:14Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Actually the way to judge a man is by how he wields an axe. Feh. The axe is a rustic’s tool. The true measure of a man is whether he can reliably locate the g-spot. ---
**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, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/27 "2016-01-27T18:14:40Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > You have now descended into naked racism, no less than if a white person claimed that Khoisan languages on evidence of African mongrelity on account of all the clicks. Not to mention that Malcolm’s milk tongue was English, a European language sharing a common ancestor with German that was more of a sarcastic post…not to be taken serious look i just think Malcolm probably had a greater knowledge base than Einstein ---
**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, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/28 "2016-01-27T18:30:10Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > Look my whole point here is that > > Malcolm X understood society, Einstein understood mechanics of the world > > Sociological perspective is important… > > i mean do you guys really think Einstein could keep up with Malcolm X if both had a conversation Depends on what the conversation was about. Do you really think Malcolm X could pass a physics test written by Albert Einstein? While not a sociologist by degree (and neither was Malcolm X), Einstein was a highly intelligent man who wrote and publically spoke on a variety of subjects over his life time including politics and social problems. I have never heard of Malcolm X making any contributions to science. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/29 "2016-01-27T18:36:06Z")
Both were morons compared to Abe Vigoda. Watch how his face registered “it’s over” as Tessio when he realized in a heartbeat Michael knew he was a traitor and he was about to be killed, and then when Fish is stoned on hashish brownies and feeling fully alive and robust and jealous of his wife for the first time in decades on the “Hash” episode of _Barney Miller_. Tell me that either Einstein or Malcolm X could have been able to do that kind of nuance just with eyebrows and a facial expression and I’ll demand YouTube prove it. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/30 "2016-01-27T18:37:58Z")
> [@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 Thus speaketh the man who has never come up with an idea, let alone one that has completely transformed our everyday lives. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Nope, not complicated at all. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/31 "2016-01-27T18:40:23Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > look i just think Malcolm probably had a greater knowledge base than Einstein You’re allowed to think that, but you’re not making a very convincing argument for it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/32 "2016-01-27T18:43:50Z")
The fact **that** he thinks that indicates a serious failure of our educational system. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/33 "2016-01-27T18:46:45Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Both were morons compared to Abe Vigoda. > > Watch how his face registered “it’s over” as Tessio when he realized in a heartbeat Michael knew he was a traitor and he was about to be killed, and then when Fish is stoned on hashish brownies and feeling fully alive and robust and jealous of his wife for the first time in decades on the “Hash” episode of _Barney Miller_. Tell me that either Einstein or Malcolm X could have been able to do that kind of nuance just with eyebrows and a facial expression and I’ll demand YouTube prove it. That isn’t funny. Mel Blanc is clearly a genius. He could speak like many, many different types of people. Malcolm X only spoke like Malcolm X. I’d like to see Malcolm X do his version of Foghorn Leghorn and then follow it up with Speedy Gonzalez. I bet it’s terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/34 "2016-01-27T18:47:45Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > look i just think Malcolm probably had a greater knowledge base than Einstein Yep, you’ve said it, over and over again. Quit saying it-_Show it_. Back up your words with something other than your opinions. ---
**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, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/35 "2016-01-27T18:49:37Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > that was more of a sarcastic post…not to be taken serious > > look i just think Malcolm probably had a greater knowledge base than Einstein Evidence free opinion arguments akin to “Einstein is dumb”, supplemented by naked bigotry (especially when it’s presented in such a buffoonish way by failing to realize that English is a Germanic language), are unlikely to be convincing to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/36 "2016-01-27T18:52:26Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > Malcolm was overall smarter than Einstein What were their IQ’s? ---
**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, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/37 "2016-01-27T18:54:37Z")
To **thanatic** – I get that you want to discuss stuff that you find interesting, and that’s a fine thing, but in terms of discussing interesting things, this board is the big leagues… if you don’t have good, strong, logical and supported arguments, and if you can’t avoid making racist or otherwise bigoted statements, you’re going to be (metaphorically) swallowed up faster than a mouse at a cat convention. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/38 "2016-01-27T19:05:34Z")
> [@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 Okay, in your own words, explain it to us. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/39 "2016-01-27T19:10:14Z")
> [@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 I can think of several things that seem obvious once I hear about them. But to come up with that thing from scratch? That takes brains. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387/40 "2016-01-27T19:15:31Z")
Einstein would have never taken that tongue photo if he knew about Malcolm X’s superior melanated taste buds. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387.md?page=3)