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What the hell? Remain me not to read the joke thread when in good company... I choked from laughing so hard in front of my computer and can't tell people what I am reading (they don't know what merb is).

Good grammar is a sign of higher education --- which in terms lead to a bigger wallet; that's what the ladies truly seek. After all, what is "proper" is not a measurement of "status".

Principles and Morals and different things. You could have principle and not any morals (and vice versa). What if a person's principle is: I would do everything I can to further the success of my children? If he kills someone in order to get his children into higher education, is he moral...

Eh? One have to care about his familly in order to care about traveling safely... One have to care about your future in order to care about one's grades in school... YOU have to care about your posts in order to care about its content (or lack of). You have to CARE about the individual...

:D That's exactly right; which is why I choose to identify people based on how "productive" they are to our society. Why would someone's skin tone or where he/she come from matter to me at all? I have to actually CARE about the individual to care about his/her origins. I tend to only see people...

Is that real Klingon? Is it true that people can actually form the basis of the Klingon language by watching Star Trek? I watch Voyager... Seven of Nine is HOT... Mama Mia !

:D I am glad I am not the only one who's passionate about things like this. I agree with most of your statements; they are the common belief among people who studied genetics. I believed that "races" don't actually exist; so of course there are no "black genes". I am saying that maybe the...

JoelCairo... You show your face around here after this (following)? "Excellant answer, eastender." is not a complete sentence. "We might also note that in the same post you reference by Mr. Cage." It is "referenceD". Multiple tense mistakes, such as writing "writes" rather than...

Is it common practice for a person to lose his job due to an opinion? I think it's fundermentally unfair for him to be fired due to his opinion. To think something is racist is to suggest that "RACE" entered your mind when the topic is discussed (which would make you racist). Would it be any...

To judge if something is efficient, we analyse it's results; To judge if something is moral, we analyse it's purpose. The purpose of a research is to LEARN something... not to discriminate. Prof. Rushton's researches ARE peer reviewed. He has supporters and opponents; just like any other...

Well, what I meant wasn't quite the same as what you stated. I meant that "intelligence" was LESS "selected" in Africa than Europe and Asia. Physical skills were probably selected more often in Africa than in Europe or Asia; thus by percentage, intelligence is LESS "selected". To state it...

Actually, no... It was a Quebecois kid (white quebecois...). lol. As funny as that was, it still means that the driver who PASSED the test is the better driver (rather or not the other person decides to drive is immaterial to their skills). Eh? It's not my "hammer to the head"...

Well, there are definitely interbreeding going in North America. The "cause" of IQ difference was suggested (not by me) to be generations of natural selection. The cooler weather conditions in Europe and Asia favored larger cranials while the tropical weather conditions in Africa favored...

Well, I can't and won't argue your first point (without being wrong, lol). It's certain that many things "make a good lawyer"; intelligence is but ONE of the factors. I am not arguing the "importance" of Intelligence; I am merely arguing how well IQ tests measure it. As to your second point...

That's very true; if a prediction HAVE to be 100% accurate. While the new driver MIGHT have accidents, is it likely? Better yet, is he MORE or LESS likely to have accidents compared to someone who FAILED the same driver's test? While doing well on IQ tests does NOT mean that you WILL do...

In the letter of her statement, I agree as well. It's obvious that the tool are not "perfect". In the spirit of her statement, I disagree. The tools are NOT so imperfect that it fails to do its job. We must accept some degrees of uncertainty and doubt. No tests are perfect. In the...

No. I meant IQ led to poor SE background (in most cases). I meant, in layman's terms, Dumb people are more likely to be poor (note that's different than Poor people are dumb). PS: Under my view, anyone with a "lack of innate intelligence" (or a low intelligence) would perform badly; Rich/poor...

Define enough... then I will debate your definition of enough... lol, joke. We are just having some good-o'-fun. Do you prefer topics on intelligence or on professionism?

Not entirely, Ziggy. You missed one of my points. I made two claims: 1. Intelligence is innate (I believe in this, just like Chomsky) 2. IQ tests measure that intelligence (This is the debate between Traveler and I) She claims the "tools are imperfect", while I insisted otherwise...

Allow me to present to you what actually happened: I was debating to someone else about IQ test, you joined in with some useless crap about spelling. I don't care about spelling and rereading when I am trying to get complicated points across, but apparantly you don't understand that...