Integrity or Intelligence

[KarateCowboy]

Which one do you value more?

This isn't Burger King --you don't get it your way. So don't complain about the absence of an 'other' option.

Note: I am not talking about wisdom here.

 

[DailyBlessings]

The one is of little use without the other. Neither.

 

[KarateCowboy]

The one is of little use without the other. Neither.

Would you say the mentally retarded can do no good then?

 

[Verv]

Integrity.

A man who has an amount of honor and integrity and positive values in him is who I would prefer to be my neighbor, not someone who is intelligent and is lacking of integrity; it is also the life I would like to lead, being that with integrity one can sleep better at life and be certain that one has done the right thing.

Plus, intelligence can even breed vices -- arrogance, pride. Integrity is never guilty of breeding a vice.

 

[rambot]

I'd go for integrity....
just cause being smart ain't all that great.

 

[justanobserver]

I have to say "Integrity". I know enough folks that have more IQ than I ever will but I wouldnt trust them with my wallet or take them at their word. integrity, honor (being honorable) and being known as one who keeps his word was what I was taught and raised up believing in and it aint failed me yet.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

Integrity, in myself and in others. In general, critical thinking can be taught and knowledge can be amassed, but integrity has to be practiced and cultivated with everything you do.

 

[rambot]

...not only that but really smart people are sociall maladjusted.

 

[The Nihilist]

It's better for me if others have integrity, but it's also better for me if I have intelligence. Be honest when it is necessary, but be dishonest when it is advantageous. There are no benefits to integrity that cannot be garnered by simply lying to people and telling them you're honest, especially if you're good at it.

 

[Yusuf Evans]

Like most people have stated, I chose integrity. If you don't have convictions and don't stand behind your decisions then it really doesn't do you any good to be the smartest person in the world. People want someone they can trust to not only make decisions, but to stand behind those decisions without wavering.

 

[kopilo]

Intellegence... Strickly speaking integrity is subjective to moral and ethical codes. Where as intelligence by definition is the capacity to apply knowledge and thus is wisdom.

There is no point sticking to a moral or ethical code if it will achieve the worst outcome for everyone.

An intellegent person isn't going to change position if the cost outweighs the benefit because I'm assuming they will apply their knowledge about opportunity cost to any given situation and yes, generally we all know about opportunity cost.

Integrity can also be taught as well as enforced, you can not enforce intelligence (well not morally anyway, which is a different topic). Also the "really smart people are malladjustice" is a stereotype.

 

[sparklecat]

I put integrity; that said, I think we're using a lot of different definitions for it here.

 

[sparklecat]

...not only that but really smart people are sociall maladjusted.

Balderdash.

 

[DailyBlessings]

Would you say the mentally retarded can do no good then?

Intelligence is not a matter of the gifts you have been given, but how you choose to use them.

 

[jayem]

I vote for intelligence.

But I mean genuine intelligence, which comes from a sharp mind tempered by life experience. The proper term is wisdom.

Because a truly wise person will also be a person of integrity.

 

[RavenPoe]

Integrity - Intellegence is no guarantee against self-interest. In fact the smarter they are the more harm one can do - or the more good, if they have integrity.

Selling out
is easy to do.
It's not so hard
to find a buyer for you.
When money talks,
you're under its spell.
Ah, but whaddya have when there's nothing left to sell?

Selling out (I'd rather call it compromise)
is easy to do (sometimes you have to close your eyes).
It's not so hard (being rich is no disgrace)
to find a buyer for you (put on your shoes and join the race).
When money talks (it has a very soothing voice)
you're under its spell (it's up to you to make the choice).
Ah, but whaddya have when there's nothing left to sell?
(Before you know it there'll be nothing left to sell.)
[Last two lines come simultaneously]

You can't always break the rules.
People who try are fools.
When you get older, maybe then you will see.
I've always found ideals
don't take the place of meals.
And that's how it is and how it will always be.

It's so nice to have integrity,
I'll tell you why.
If you really have integrity,
it means your price is very high.
So remember when you start to preach and moralize,
that we all are in the game, and brother its name is compromise.

 

[Bananafish]

...not only that but really smart people are sociall maladjusted.

Wrong.

 

[Eudaimonist]

Which one do you value more?

Integrity. Without integrity, intelligence would be of little value anyway.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[Opethian]

Since I do not believe in the illusion of free will, integrity is not a virtue in my eyes as it is just the result of a persons genetic makeup and the environments he will find himself in during his/her life. Obviously, I have certain principles, but I realise that there is no separate spiritual entity of "me" that made an undetermined choice to attain them. Obviously, intelligence is also the result of a persons genetic makeup and the environments he will find himself into during his/her life. Yet, it is intelligence that allowed me to come to this conclusion. It is intelligence that allows me to rationally examine questions like these and come up with an answer. Therefore I choose intelligence over integrity.

 

[quatona]

Which one do you value more?

This isn't Burger King --you don't get it your way. So don't complain about the absence of an 'other' option.

I welcome both the same. I have no idea what makes you think they are competing or in conflict.