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http://www.neoeugenics.com/
1. Human intelligence is largely hereditary.
2. Civilization depends totally upon innate intelligence. Without innate intelligence, civilization would never have been created. When intelligence declines, so does civilization.
3. The higher the level of civilization, the better off the population. Civilization is not an either-or proposition. Rather, it's a matter of degree, and each degree, up or down, affects the well-being of every citizen.
4. At the present time, we are evolving to become less intelligent with each new generation. Why is this happening? Simple: the least-intelligent people are having the most children.
5. Unless we halt or reverse this trend, our civilization will invariably decline. Any decline in civilization produces a commensurate increase in the collective "misery quotient."
Logic and scientific evidence stand behind each statement listed above.
So, what are your thoughts?
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03-29-2005 05:48 AM
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What Does Adult IQ Mean?
Generally, one's mental age stops rising rapidly when one reaches the latter teens--e. g., 16. Consequently, on some IQ tests, "16" was taken as the chronological-age divisor in an IQ calculation for adults. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale is calibrated for all ages up to 70, with chronological-age divisors appropriate to every age 70 or below.
The average IQ is, by definition, 100. To get an idea what this means, someone with an IQ of 80 or below is considered to be marginally able to cope with the adult world. People with IQ's of 80 or below typically work as unskilled laborers such as lawn maintenance and trash pickup. They generally need help from friends or family to manage life's complications. About 10% of the population has an IQ of 80 or below.
People with IQ's of 80-90 are a little on the slow side but may be found in fast-food restaurants, day-care centers, etc. They may also be found in unskilled jobs. About 16% of the population has IQ's in this range.
People with IQ's of 90-110 generally occupy semi-skilled positions, including typists, receptionists, assembly line workers, and checkout clerks. They are able to keep up with the world, and comprise about 46% of the public.
People with IQ's in the 110 to 120 range fill the skilled trades and include some tool and die makers, teachers, and Ph. D.'s among their ranks. They also make up 16% of the population.
People with IQ's of 120 and above tend to staff the professions as doctors, dentists, lawyers, teachers, and college professors. They fall in the upper 10% of the population.
The average IQ of all college professors is 130, which lies within the upper 3% of the general public.
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03-29-2005 01:51 PM
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There are two kinds of sufferers in this world: those who suffer from a lack of life, and those who suffer from an overabundance of life. I?ve always found myself in the second category.
When you come to think of it, almost all of human behavior and activity is not essentially any different from animal behavior. The most advanced technologies and craftsmanship bring us at best up to the super-chimpanzee level. Actually, the gap between say Plato or Nietzsche and the average human is greater than the gap between that chimpanzee and the average human. The realm of the real spirit, the true artist, the saint, the philosopher, is rarely achieved.
Why so few? Why is world history and evolution not stories of progress but rather this endless and futile addition of zeroes? No greater values can develop. Hell, the Greeks 3,000 years ago were just as advanced as we are. So what are these barriers that keep people from reaching anywhere near their real potential? The answer to that can be found in another question, and that?s this:
Which is the most universal human characteristic? Fear or laziness?
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--Louis Mackey from the movie Waking Life
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03-29-2005 04:17 PM
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T-Un1t
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my dad read a book called Nature vs. Nurture. It was about what things are affected by genetics and what things are changed by environment. He recommended it to me but i haven't read it yet.
One thing he told me was that when they took children who had "dumb" parents (IQ score is what they went by i believe) who were living with foster parents who were smart, like teachers and scientists, the children would still tend to not have interest in things like science and math and would get bad grades and have trouble learning in class, even though the foster parents would make them study and do their homework and surround them with knowledge. Some of the foster children would get good grades in school and learn what they needed to learn, but after they moved out, they would tend to stop learning and go back to their dumb ways. Thankfully i don't have the dumb gene but it's interesting that people who aren't smart, can't really help, or they don't want to help it, because of their genes. It almost makes me want to give them more respect seeing that it's not really their fault, but they're still dumb, and therefore, they're still annoying.
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03-29-2005 05:12 PM
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T-Un1t
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all i can say is there are people in this world (a couple sitting in the same room as me right now) who have never had, or never will have any interest in the type of knowledge that we deem as useful, i.e. Science, Math, literature, etc.
Now, according to the book that's actually titled Nature via Nurture, these people were born with this lack of intelligence. Whether that's caused by a certain gene they inherited or lack thereof is yet to be determined, but the fact is, these people were born like that. Scientists have studied these people growing up in all different environments and it's often the same outcome. I know some of you like to make yourselves feel smarter by claiming you don't believe all of these scientists' theories and following the "don't believe everything you read" idea, but i've seen with my own eyes these people who just don't have any interest in certain areas and i believe that this disinterest comes from somewhere other than your upbringing.
Also, i was browsing around amazon and came across this book that looked pretty cool called The Dependent Gene: The Fallacy of "Nature vs. Nurture" which might point out some of the flaws of the other book.
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03-30-2005 05:14 PM
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This lacks complete intellegence.
