In my experience the smartest person in the room is the one listening and asking questions. The loud, intrusive one may appear smart but in reality is a narcissist. So, tell me what you think, I am listening.

What an insult! I am the only one in the house!

Is everyone really intelligent here, or it just me?

Oh god, I agree with this so hard!

I always try to make friends that are smarter than me. I can hold my own in any conversation, but I always seem to learn something from them.

I figure that we're all just about a smart or just about as stupid as everybody else one way or another. yet that does not really deal with the consistency issue.

Had somebody mentioned god yet? Darn somebody mentioned church so close enough!!!!

Go to a party full of neuroscientists in Cambridge. Certainly teaches a bit of intellectual humility.

Not the smartest but I just know everyone else is just dumberer !!

If you think you are the smartest in the room you definitely are not the smartest in the room but probably the most arrogant

No matter how smart you are , there's always more you can learn . Just because you're educated in a few areas , doesn't mean you know everything there is to know , about everything there is to know anything about . Unfortunately , there are not always rooms with smarter people available . It's easy to write , to contribute to these forums , but when you're in a room it seems it's always the dumb ones who dominate the conversation . That leaves three choices : 1. Sit there with your mouth shut , even when they're rattling on about things that make no sense whatsoever . 2. Send your mind elsewhere. 3. Get up and leave nearly every social gathering you're likely to be in . What seems be a common thread among the higher IQ folks , is that we don't fit in .
This is very true . People are very opinionated . They seldom deal with knowledge or logic . And they don't want to hear anything other than what they believe .

What room are we stable geniuses in?

*Unfortunately it's the Oval one right now.

Somebody has to do it.

Same goes if you're an asshole.

Ahhh !! Good one ??

I think you misunderstand the meaning of this phrase.

If you're the smartest person in the room, find another room, so you can continue to learn and challenge yourself.