lexlibra

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by lexlibra 18y ago
The black-white IQ gap has been almost entirely explained by controlling for SES and other factors. I used to think the same thing. But when I actually spent some time reading and evaluating the evidence, it turns out that is far from th
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by lexlibra 18y ago
Intelligence is certainly very complicated. For the sake of this discussion, I was taking intelligence to be "intelligence as defined/measured by IQ tests". Perhaps I was being sloppy and should have used a different word.
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by lexlibra 18y ago
lexlibra's comment is lame ... People who advocate conclusions for which the evidence is weak merely lead one away from the truth I'm curious what was lame about the comment? The evidence for the two main propositions is pretty overwhelmi
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by lexlibra 18y ago
maybe it's because I live in Texas or maybe because I'm a minority, but I sense more hostility from whites towards blacks than vice versa My experience as a white person living in northern cities is very different. I've been called racia
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by lexlibra 18y ago
Of course. The original post was dealing with averages, and that's what I was trying to explain.
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by lexlibra 18y ago
I don't doubt that environment plays a role. And note that the paper you cite did not rule out genetics, and I think he quite overstated the conclusion based on the evidence presented. For the opposing case, try this article: http://www.
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by lexlibra 18y ago
I guess I was being rhetorical. The fact is, you can't say these things in America without risking significant career damage.
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by lexlibra 18y ago
I agree. I think that's why so people ( including me once upon a time) want to avoid talking about genetic explanations for the IQ gap as long as there is any possibility of it being environmental. But I also think a lot of damage can be d
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by lexlibra 18y ago
I'd suggest reading this article: http://www.slate.com/id/2178122/entry/2178123/ "white kids from households with annual incomes of $20,000 to $30,000 easily outscore black kids from households with annual incomes of $80,000 to $100,000.
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by lexlibra 18y ago
The existence of a racial gap in IQ is simply not in dispute. It shows up in SAT scores, it shows up in military IQ tests during times with a draft, and it shows up in numerous psychological studies. See for instance this paper from Brook
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by lexlibra 18y ago
So cornerbacks have lower IQs because they are malnourished? That explains the IQ difference in the chart? Right ...
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by lexlibra 18y ago
Here's an explanation for why foot speed and intelligence are inversely correlated: "Upper body strength is relatively equally distributed between the races, but footspeed most definitely is not. So, tailbacks, wide receivers, and defensive