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I believe that most people who believe as you do haven't spent a lot of time in deep interaction with people who are significantly less intelligent than they ar
by gmarx 12y ago
I believe that most people who believe as you do haven't spent a lot of time in deep interaction with people who are significantly less intelligent than they are. If you frequent Hacker news, i'd hazard a guess that you almost never have an intellectual conversation with anyone whose IQ is below 115. If you ever have the opportunity to try to extract information from or explain something to a person with an IQ of, say, 90, you may change your mind.
- KennyCason 12y agoThe only problem with this statement is that I have also spent time around people who were young and bright. They definitely showed great potential. But due to environment, 10-15 years later, I feel that their IQ may have actually dropped or at least not developed to reach it's full potential. All this to say, I'm not combatting the notion that genetics plays a role, but am suggesting there is more to the picture.
- gmarx 12y agoFair enough but I was making a statement about the contribution of genetics to IQ. I was making a statement about the notion that someone with a low IQ can do high IQ stuff just by trying really hard. I'm not a psychometrician and I don't know the age IQ sets. In my experience, definitely a 25 year old with a 90 IQ can't do advanced math just by trying hard