in order to compare computers to human intelligence and thinking, we have had to dumb down what the human mind thinks, how it thinks, what it can do, so that we can have accurate 'tests -- see the "overview/ brief history of AI" link in this Jetpak

this excerpt from the Intelligence link:Teaching critical thinking skills is emphasized in some classes these days. The general idea is to learn to do what Socrates asked his students to do, namely, give reasons for their opinions. It is said that today's students can, if they want to, memorize and recall but can't interpret, infer, judge, reason or persuade (Benderson, 1984). What skills are needed for these activities? Many thinking skills methods have already been described in this book: problem-solving and decision-making (see chapters 2 and 13), challenging irrational ideas (see method #3 in this chapter), methods for coping with disruptive emotions (see chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 & 12), persuasion and negotiation skills (chapter 13), and a willingness to seriously consider the purposes of one's life (chapter 3). There are many ways to straighten out our thinking. One of the best sources of thinking skills is an audiocassette program, Masterthinker, by Edward de Bono from Prentice Hall (or one of his books, de Bono, 1992 or 1994). As an introduction, he makes the point that highly intelligent people often think they don't need to learn thinking skills, their brain is all they think they need. They have confused intelligence with thinking; one can have a very powerful computer but not use it accurately or effectively.