People are more happy if they have higher intelligence.

Thank you and I want to start of saying that Pro has to prove that smarter people are happier. For me, I have to negate his assertions to win. Research says that if you are happy, you have a greater chance at being more smart.[1]I don't see how this supports your argument anymore than it supports mine. It reads more as a statement. Are you suggesting that below average people are always sad? Or are sad more often? I am going off of this by your last paragraph about money (I will come back to this.) In terms of sadness, I do not think that we can find an scientific support for that poorer people are sad more often than richer folks and how it correlates to intelligence. However, one can argue that poorer people feel more stress than their rich counterparts. I will admit that poorer people feel more stressed on a daily basis, however, it does not indicate one's intelligence. For example, I could be a research associate supporting 4 kids or a single (no spouse), air traffic controller. Both professions make a decent amount of money. Both professions require some form of higher education. Yet, one would argue that the research associate feels more stress, but can we conclude that the associate is less intelligent than the air traffic controller? People who are below average are frequently seen more happier than their intelligent counterparts. I believe that the less intelligent people decide using their positive energy on more trivial things. The debate is on happiness. Seems like you conceded to my argument. Why would it be wrong for someone to enjoy doing something trivial? Would it be wrong for me to find happiness in watching paint dry because it's a form of meditation for me? Would it be wrong for Bill Gates to enjoy fishing? Your argument would say its wrong because hes not contributing to society. In a more extreme case, you are arguing against having hobbies. Hobbies are taken up for enjoyment, not to use one's mental capacity to improve the world, of course that can be a byproduct in certain circumstances.By the way, I didn't include the full paragraph because that last sentence is irrelevant. You essentially stated that smarter people partake in more critical thinking. How does this affect happiness more than doing something relaxing?Their happy mood may cause them to be "in the zone," or (its more official definition) flow. Flow is complete immersion in an activity.[2 While it's rather rare to achieve flow in a trivial conversation, talking about the complexities of life may cause flow occur. After you complete the task, you will likely experience either mastery or improved performance, both of with fuel your self-esteem. If you think positively about yourself, you will feel happier.You are reversing your argument. You are stating that happier people are more productive. Irrelevant to the debate of smarter people are happier. Secondly, your last sentence also holds true for people of lesser intelligence. Going back to the watching paint try scenario, if I am able to guess 99% of the time how long it takes a certain paint to dry, I would be pretty impressed with myself too. Thus, raising my self-esteem.[3] With more money, you will likely not have to face poverty or money issues. With that kind of stability in life, and with a job that is appropriately challenging, I believe that the smarter you are, the more happy you are.To rebut this last statement, I will state what I believe causes happiness. I believe that in order to be happy, your personal ideologies and prefences have to align with society. This means that it isn't based on intelligence alone. One could be mentally challenged and still enjoy life for further refrences, ask a Downs Syndrome kid. This also falls in line with people being manipulated to be perceived as right or happy. Examples are Hitler and Germany and the Cultural Revolution in China. Hitler convinced millions that killing was right and Mao Tse-Dong convinced BILLIONS of people that communism is the best form of government (I am not taking stands on this, just using it as an example.)Returning to your argument, if one considers my argument, then the happiness is all based on circumstance. It's realitive to one's opinions. While one might see it as a hardship, someone else might see it as a way to build character or as a stepping stone to obtain enlightment. Look at monks of any religion. They believe that they their suffering on Earth would lead to enlightment. Would we consider them unhappy or stupid?