Like as in ignorance? The refusal to learn or change?
If you ask me, THAT'S a disease. I think stupidity is more easily cured in general unless it is rooted in long-held beliefs that people use "special pleading" to try and preserve.
Intelligence is such a widely spread out term, it's actually a term that consists of multiple theories and definitions. If you were to go to one psychologist and get their perspective on intelligence and were to go to another one, you would get a different perspective. With that said, everyone is intelligent in their very own way, even those who you classify as stupid.
As if you are talking about ignorance and naiveness, I do actually disagree with the fact that it is a disease. If anything, it's actually something you in deed have to learn to overcome. According to the laws of physics, you in deed cannot learn to overcome a disease, but can only rely on your body to heal it if it can.
I wouldn't say that intelligence is subjective. It's (universally) defined as how easily someone can learn. Things like creativity wouldn't be other forms of intelligence; rather, they are completely different entities.
Yes, I do speak about ignorance, but it is my belief that ignorance stems from stupidity. There is no other way for it to manifest (for the concept of free will is nowhere near as "free" as we think). As stupidity is thus inherent and not acquired, I find it to be a disease.
Really, because according to my research it's is a multi-defined term, as most terms are from my perspective: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence
Nonetheless, logic, abstract thinking, quick learning and the ability to learn in general all apply to intelligence.
Your "research" is Wikipedia?
(Just kidding - Wikipedia has actually become pretty reliable for nearly all of the time)
Regardless, I still prefer not to get definitions from Wikipedia, as they will explain every interpretation of something in every context, which can be misleading.
Logic is directly linked with how quickly one can learn. The ability to learn itself, as well, is directly linked with how quickly one can learn. When I use "learn," I am using it in the concept of pure knowledge, not habitual practice - for instance, it would apply to learning a math equation. It wouldn't apply in this context to learning how to play the violin.
Abstract thinking is something that isn't directly linked to how quickly one can learn. That being said, I'd find it a difficult argument to justify this as "intelligence."
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