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Originally Posted by Mr J Trading is not a new game, so if the majority haven't caught on by now, they probably never will. |
I wouldn't write people off quite so completely. Nothing is fixed and everybody has the opportunity to improve their understanding incrementally, it just takes a little time and effort. As Darkstar said, you need an appropriate conceptual framework to fit new information into and if you haven't got it then you have to acquire it. So the situation isn't hopeless, people are just starting from differant levels initially, some have further to go than others.
It is true that some will never get there but I think that's more from going in the wrong direction than through lack of abiblity. The latest research indicates that intelligence itself is more flexible than generally realised; learning is itself a skill that needs to be developed like a muscle. I think the key is to be curious and open-minded. Those that fail are usually just stuck looking for short-cuts that don't exist or are not sufficiently interested and motivated to uncover what they need to know.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12140064
Edit : This is a great quality thread by BTW, one of the few that I will re-read many times.