[Blindmath] Giving a Test for Mensa

Sun Oct 11 11:49:26 UTC 2009

Maybe her teacher has no knowledge of sensory substitution because its junk 
science--as described in this article. Your brain processes 
vision/sound/smell and so forth because of the associated structures 
beginning with the sensory systems all the way to associated neural 
structures on your brain's cortex and many other substructures. Unless 
you're prepared to rewire the 30 million neurons from your eyes and visual 
cortex to another subsystem, you will not "see" as you think you will 
because your skin simply cannot process black and white like rods nor can 
your skin process color like your cones do. I won't even bother explaining 
bipolar cells, accommodation, and your retina as its too complex a system to 
be ported over to another sensory system. You will simply not hear, nor 
taste like you think you will by somehow magically rerouting sensory nerves 
to various parts of your cortex. It just don't work that way! Furthermore, 
you will be taxing another sensory system by doubling its workload in effect 
drastically reducing its natural ability to process its related sensory 
stimuli. Please always keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a source of valid 
scientifically researched information, its simply a source of information.

Matthew
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roopakshi Pathania" <r_akshi_tgk at yahoo.com>
To: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>; "Blind Math list for those interested in 
mathematics" <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 3:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Giving a Test for Mensa

>
>
>
> Hi Laura (?),
>
> Clearly your teacher had no knowledge about sensory substitution.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_substitution
>
> In any case, I don’t think that I have an IQ among the upper 2 % of the 
> population. None the less, I would like to have the chance to test it and 
> enjoy the challenge in the process.
>
> For those interested, here is an online quiz hosted by Mensa for 
> “entertainment purposes only”.
> http://www.mensa.org/index0.php?page=12
>
> Regards
>
> "Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with, and then the different 
> branches of Arithmetic-- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification,
> and Derision."
> Mock Turtle from Alice in Wonderland
> ~ Lewis Carroll
>
>
> --- On Mon, 10/5/09, qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Giving a Test for Mensa
>> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" 
>> <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 1:26 AM
>> LOL
>> Mensa people are quite self absorbed. I used to know
>> one who worshipped
>> intelligence to the exclusion of a lot of other things.
>> It would be interesting to see if Mensa accepts blind
>> persons, although I
>> believe they must. (I only raise the question because
>> I had a teacher in
>> high school back in the 70s who believed vision was part of
>> a person's skill
>> set and therefore the fact that I couldn't see the map in
>> his history class
>> meant I got a D on the map test. This was way beefore the
>> ADA.)
>> --le
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Matthew_2010" <Matthew_2010 at charter.net>
>> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics"
>> <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Giving a Test for Mensa
>>
>>
>> If one needs that kind of validation in one's life then why
>> not write and
>> ask them. Surely they're smart enough to have figured out
>> this problem by
>> now. By the way, if you want to read a good book on the
>> subject of
>> intelligence testing read "IQ A Smart History of a Failed
>> Idea."
>>
>> Matthew
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Roopakshi Pathania" <r_akshi_tgk at yahoo.com>
>> To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:20 AM
>> Subject: [Blindmath] Giving a Test for Mensa
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Greetings all,
>> >
>> > I was just wondering if any one has tried giving a
>> test to get into Mensa?
>> > Apparently, one can get into Mensa by taking either
>> one of the approved
>> > intelligence test, or by taking the test administered
>> by Mensa.
>> >
>> > There doesn't seem to be any accommodation for a
>> scribe. If this problem
>> > is somehow solved, there is still the question of
>> dealing with geometric
>> > figures.
>> > All the aptitude tests usually have visual elements.
>> >
>> > The obstacles are not unsurmountable, but has any one
>> given it a shot?
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > "In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in
>> a clearer light,
>> > and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into
>> crystal clearness.
>> > Our life
>> > is a long and arduous quest after Truth."
>> > ~ Mahatma Gandhi
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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