Shed a Tear for the Fool

In my previous post I discussed the nature of intelligence as I saw it. However, I have come to believe that what I was defining was not intelligence at all. Rather, it seems that what I was speaking of was a sort of psychological "survival of the fittest" or in this case the happiness and satisfaction of the fittest mentally. I am no great supporter of the theory of macro evolution, but survival of the fittest is most assuredly a cold, hard fact. Indeed, even when those who are "fit" spare the lives of those who are not or sacrifice themselves they are demonstrating that they are not fit enough to survive!

In any case I have formulated a latin phrase that I will use to refer to this theory of mine in the future: "compleo calx". A rough translation would be "to bring to fruition one's goals". Compleo calx is the desire, whether subconscious or conscious, to steer one's entire life in the direction that will make oneself most happy.

There are a few skills that affect compleo calx, but the most notable of them is precognition. Foresight is crucial when it comes to determining the outcome of your decisions, and as such can have the effect of making your compleo calx more efficient. In this way one can effectively determine how intelligent someone is. The sooner an individual begins to focus on the ramifications of their actions, the sooner they'll begin to fully take advantage of their situations.

Another interesting effect of this theory is the reality of a lose-lose situation. Without sufficient precognitive ability lose-lose situations will be all too common for an individual. A lose-lose situation is any time that shifting one's focus and keeping one's focus static both yield pain, or at least a result that is equally unprofitable. A well developed precognitive intuition or rationale would help an individual in determining the preferred course, which is why that skill is so important.

Also important is confidence, or courage. If someone is too wary of changing their focus, then the pain incurred by that change may be greater than the reward, therefore creating a complex situation out of which there is no escape.

More ruminating on this subject is required.