I played the bassoon for over a decade. I had access to truly excellent instructors and a great music program and worked hard at it. And after years of training and work, I was decent. I saw other people with no prior music background pick it up and get better than me in 2-3 months.
There’s definitely variance in human intelligence, yes.
That’s not what I am asking.
Do you think you are born with a specific capacity for intelligence that cannot he altered in a positive fashion?
Yes. People have different natural abilities.
I played the bassoon for over a decade. I had access to truly excellent instructors and a great music program and worked hard at it. And after years of training and work, I was decent. I saw other people with no prior music background pick it up and get better than me in 2-3 months.
People’s brains are wired differently.
So do you think intelligence is like a stat in an RPG?