GENIUS FORUMS

For anyone interested in the author of this article I think it's Christian Nevell Bovee, but I'm not entirely certain as the original source didn't list it (anywhere I could find at least.)

I think the author was Christian Nevell Bovee. But I'm not entirely certain. Even the original source that had the article didn't have the author.

I'm saying that history isn't the end all be all in defining genius, but I do feel that they got it right in many cases. Just like in American Idol, who the public votes as the best singer is not necessarily the best singer, but often I agree with them. I don't agree with the definition of genius pr...

History doesn't define genius. As Mark Twain said, many geniuses go undiscovered, either by society or by themselves. I do feel that many of the people history have defined as geniuses do meet the criteria however (eg. Van Gogh, Einstein, Darwin, Newton, Da Vinci, Michelangelo etc.) I still like Ham...

Thanks.

You seem like a fast reader. I read very slowly lol.

Well they have less chance of doing that if they don't know what it's about.

Yeah, but this gives people a better understanding of what my site is about and also what parts they might be interested in.

Again, I'm new to this site and am not sure if this was posted previously but I found an interesting resource about common characterisitcs of those that history has defined as geniuses such as Leonardo, Hemingway, Einstein, Hitler, Kant and Schopenhauer. I find the information extremely informative ...

I created a site ( http://www.Lawrence-Lai.ca ) that is supposed to be a place for me to express my controversial thoughts and radical ideas, but of course there is so much difficulty attracting an audience cuz most people who pass by it randomly are gonna leave right away unless it's about celebrit...

Shakespeare had an interesting quote:
"As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods."

My one sentence definition of the human race would probably echo that sentiment.

Hi, I am new to this board so I don't know if this has been posted before but I think it's a really interesting and accurate article about the characteristics of Genius verus those of Talent. The original article was found here: http://www.oldandsold.com/articles27n/royal-path-99.shtml I also have a...