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I wonder with the recent work with polygenic score of intelligence if eventually an estimate could be made for Neanderthal IQ.
by drpgq 7y ago
I wonder with the recent work with polygenic score of intelligence if eventually an estimate could be made for Neanderthal IQ.
- ffjkolbvx 7y agoWhat leads you to believe that IQ would be a meaningful assessment of Neanderthal intelligence? Are you suggesting that the intelligence of an entire species can be synthesized by IQ? What are your criteria for characterizing intelligence? What are the measurable signifiers for these criteria, and how reliable are they? How would you test or confirm the results? Why do you prioritize genetic analysis over other forms of evidence that actually provide meaningful and multifaceted views of Neanderthal behaviour?
- jcims 7y agoAre you actually asking all of these questions in good faith? Seems more like a passive-aggressive way to say you don't think IQ is a good measure for Neanderthal intelligence. Which is perfectly fair, I don't like compressing the single most sophisticated phenomenon we are aware of in the universe to a simple scalar metric either, but there's a nicer way to go about saying it.