Originally Posted by George C
Is anyone familiar with Willem Cuiper's notion of Xi (eXtra Intelligence) from either his book Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon or his post about Xi and Giftedness? I know that many people on this forum have wished that there were a term we could use other than giftedness that didn't have as much baggage attached to it.
If some people are uncomfortable with the idea that some people are much smarter than others, I don't think the answer is to retreat into mysticism.