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Originally posted by abovethegod
No humour, baby! The Truth just makes you upset.
Originally posted by themamayada
Having studied the brain and how we learn (masters in education) I always laugh when I read about "intelligence" because I don't think anyone truly can define it nor adequately measure it (IQ tests are culturally flawed).
For example, in humans, for whom more complex traits such as intelligence or behavior are concerned, the limitations are more pronounced. The genome provides only a blueprint for formation of the brain. The complex and subtle details of assembly and intellectual development involve more than direct genetic control and are subject to inestimable stochastic and environmental influences. Despite the technical limitations, it is possible that eventually enhancements using techniques initially intended to restore deficiencies could be redirected to improve memory and problem-solving, reduce the need for sleep, increase musical capacity, attain desirable personality traits, protect against cardiovascular disease or cancer, or increase longevity.
Originally posted by johnmajor
i dont mean to be sexist or anything...
the facts speak for themselves, on the whole women are completetly inferior to men on every level apart from maybe emotionally. They can argue until the cows come home but men have evolved to do the thinking and the earning.
Einstein, shakespear, newton, da vinci, galilei, fischer, pascal, list goes on! not many females make the grade.
Originally posted by Buck Division
Originally posted by themamayada
Having studied the brain and how we learn (masters in education) I always laugh when I read about "intelligence" because I don't think anyone truly can define it nor adequately measure it (IQ tests are culturally flawed).
Exactly right. As far as I am concerned, the above quote ends my participation in this thread. The above answer is obviously correct . There doesn't seem to be much point in discussing this further unless we figure out what "intelligence" actually is.
Well done.
Originally posted by chrhenn32
I still feel it is wrong and we have twisted things so far as to cause much harm to our society. We have been going down the spiral path now for quite a few decades and just starting to see the damage we have caused by how we abuse relationships by hurting one another and ignoring what the little ones need. Adapting you say? If this is adapting to society than give me that gun so I can end my silly exhistance because I don't want to live in it anymore. Granted I would never do that but it sure damn hurts seeing others suffer over selfish things from the parents silly point of view. Lets send the little ones to daycare or lets call that babysitter so mommy and daddy can work until sundown. That is just only a part of it.