LowIQTrash » 29 Sep 2025, 2:36 pm » wrote: ↑
The funny part is you think someone like myself is getting his info from the likes of Candace Owens, as opposed to 150+ IQ
mensch like Ron Unz and Bobby Fischer.
I wouldn't put too much emphasis on IQ, many of them are nut jobs also. Take BV for example.
Here's some AI slop with zero IQ:
Yes, a high IQ does not prevent a person from experiencing delusions. Intelligence and mental health are not mutually exclusive, and a person's cognitive ability does not make them immune to conditions that involve delusional thinking. The case of Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash, who had paranoid schizophrenia, is a well-known example of this phenomenon.
Here is a closer look at the relationship between intelligence and delusions

elusions are distinct from intelligenceDifferent brain functions: Delusions are often a symptom of mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or delusional disorder. These conditions stem from neurological processes in parts of the brain separate from where IQ is located.
Unshakeable beliefs: The defining feature of a delusion is the firm, unshakeable nature of the false belief, regardless of contradictory evidence. For the person experiencing the delusion, their perspective feels just as certain as an ordinary fact, like gravity.
The inability to "out-reason" a delusion: A person with a high IQ cannot simply use their superior intellect to "out-reason" their delusions away. The mental processes that create the delusion are not a matter of a logical argument to be won or lost. Highly intelligent people and delusionsIn some cases, a high IQ may even be co-opted to reinforce a delusional belief
:Sophisticated rationalizations: An intelligent person may use their advanced reasoning skills to create complex, sophisticated justifications for their false beliefs. The delusions they experience might be more intricate or "creative" but are still based on false premises.
Cognitive biases and ego: Intelligent people are not immune to cognitive biases, ego, and the need to protect their pet theories. This can sometimes make them more skilled at rationalizing and defending their self-delusions. As the novelist Saul Bellow observed, "a great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep".
Complex or grandiose delusions: Intelligent individuals with conditions like bipolar disorder may experience grandiose delusions that are extremely detailed. For example, a person may create a complicated back story and justification for their belief that they are a deity or a famous public figure.