> There isn't just one test though. Like you alluded to above, there are 'culture-fair' tests, even though they may be less common. The heart of our disagreemen

> There isn't just one test though. Like you alluded to above, there are 'culture-fair' tests, even though they may be less common. The heart of our disagreement is probably the role we see culture and genetics playing in socioeconomic outcomes. Nope. I disagree that verbal tests can be extricated from an intelligence measure, and by extension, culture. I did mention 'culture-fair' IQ tests, in quotes, and that I don't consider them to be very good. It is even suggested that such tests don't even remove cultural bias. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattell_Culture_Fair_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattell_Culture_Fair_III > and even though it's a bitter pill to swallow I think we need to soberly assess the genetic component of IQ I can certainly see the moral imperative in avoiding genetic mental disabilities that have profound effects on social outcomes, burden on social services, and maybe even happiness of an individual. Otherwise, what imperative is there to do so?