more on those election results...
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Chris Losinger wrote: as far as the genetic side of it goes, i agree. but, as i've said numerous other times in these threads, i don't believe intelligence is 100% genetic. it's pretty well-accepted that two children may be born with the same potential intelligence (as determined by their genes), but that each child's early development profoundly shapes how that potential is realized - and most of that is potential developed within the first two or three years. relative wealth can (but doesn't necessarily) create a better place for a child to develop in - as can a bunch of other things, like a supportive family, having enough to eat, having a family that values learning and intelligence, a lifestyle that doesn't involve being hit in the head with a rock, not having to work in a factory all day, etc.. But what environmental factors could exist that could account for such differences between Utah and any state in New England? The life style is virtually identical, family income, houseing, ethnicity. Virtually any factor you could name is the same. So what would make IQ in Utah so low? The answer is that it isn't that low. The test is obviously flawed. It may be measuring differneces in education but even that is a stretch as the same basic educational resources are readily available in Utah as elsewhere. If you wanted to write a book about it the book would have to be about the justification for applying such obviously flawed testing methodlogies. "In the final analysis, secularism is little more than another religion the first amendment should be protecting the American people against."
Stan Shannon wrote: But what environmental factors could exist that could account for such differences between Utah and any state in New England? maybe kids in Utah eat more lead paint, or get more mercury in their diets, or their mothers didn't get the same pre-natal care, or maybe Mormonism causes brain damage... lots of things could be different. that would probably make a good research project for an enterprising young PhD candidate. Stan Shannon wrote: The test is obviously flawed. well, i guess that's one hypothesis. can you prove it? Cleek | Losinger Designs | ClickPic | ThumbNailer