Article August 15, 1994 Issue

Intelligence is not guesswork

Candace H. Berschauer

It was the day of the state high-school "Knowledge Bowl" tournament, and I was coaching the defending state champions. The competition promised to be keen, as opposing teams would be racing to push their buzzers first and to answer questions on a broad range of topics within the allotted time.

The first round—a written examination—was underway, with oral rounds to follow. I sat in an empty classroom and decided to lay aside my notes in order to pray and to think about what the true purpose of this activity was.

Was this day merely an exercise in human brainpower? Was it simply to determine who was the smartest, or which school was the best, or which coach had the latest training methods and strategies? I wanted a clearer vision of how this activity fitted into the purpose of God, divine Mind. It would be easy to get drawn into the kind of mental environment where fast recall is equated with superior intelligence.

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