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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 9407214" data-attributes="member: 85870">There are all kinds of things we can rationally/intelligently determine or surmise in context that we are not even remotely prepared, educated, or trained to address.Nearly anyone with basic knowledge of electrical wiring can walk through a house and figure out how wire in an additional outlet panel box.But knowing how to understand various wiring load limits, how to connect central wiring to the fuse box, how to safely place/mount/string wiring, various termination techniques, etc., would all require specialty training.A 15 INT wizard may very well be able to look at a wain and say, &quot;Oh, it looks like I could easily handle repairs by doing such and such with so and so.&quot;Great. But is the wizard capable of cutting and shaping the wood to meet the need without multiple trials and errors? Does he know how to shape the joints? Does he know the secrets that by inserting component A into slot B first, he can save many hours of trouble?There's technique, knack, know-how, tips-and-tricks, etc., that just go along with background and experience.There's probably lots of things in a medieval society that we, as a generally educated populace, could go back in time and immediately start tackling, but we wouldn't be good at it immediately without practice.But hey, what's to stop someone from enjoying the irrational confidence of the incompetent from the Dunning-Kruger effect?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 9407214, member: 85870"] There are all kinds of things we can rationally/intelligently determine or surmise in context that we are not even remotely prepared, educated, or trained to address. Nearly anyone with basic knowledge of electrical wiring can walk through a house and figure out how wire in an additional outlet panel box. But knowing how to understand various wiring load limits, how to connect central wiring to the fuse box, how to safely place/mount/string wiring, various termination techniques, etc., would all require specialty training. A 15 INT wizard may very well be able to look at a wain and say, "Oh, it looks like I could easily handle repairs by doing such and such with so and so." Great. But is the wizard capable of cutting and shaping the wood to meet the need without multiple trials and errors? Does he know how to shape the joints? Does he know the secrets that by inserting component A into slot B first, he can save many hours of trouble? There's technique, knack, know-how, tips-and-tricks, etc., that just go along with background and experience. There's probably lots of things in a medieval society that we, as a generally educated populace, could go back in time and immediately start tackling, but we wouldn't be [I]good at it[/I] immediately without practice. But hey, what's to stop someone from enjoying the irrational confidence of the incompetent from the Dunning-Kruger effect? [/QUOTE]

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