Posted on 08/09/2013 3:06:33 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Its thought that way to deflect uncomfortable truths
It means you’re exceptional
You’re here aren’t you
I’m rural cracker white....I sure can’t claim to be urban Jew wise guy or high end mandarin math bright
But I do OK and assume you do too
The ones that do harp on it really stand out, possibly because so many don’t. Especially the further you get from Cambridge.
'Cause you OLD school.
We NEW school!
Not ME!
You want to Supersize that order?
Only in the sense that it's REQUIRED.
And WHY is it 'required'?
Mainly because people do the hiring have one, and they want to be surrounded by folks who have had the same life experience as themselves.
Nobody got time for dis!
: (
Oh come now. A bonefide degree implies skills and knowledge simply nonexistent in those with only a high school diploma. That is especially true for writing and basic computer skills beyond gaming and facebook.
You're up!
and we b...
MENSA will still let you in if you pay them money.
You have posted the truth.
Another truth is that we are subsidizing ANTI-persistence in this country.
Elsie I think youre on youre own for SOME of this one..
When I was in New Zealand in Dec 2000 the locals were bemoaning the fact that the wonderful Algore was not yet president...
and wouldnt listen to reason..
Again when I was there Dec 2008 they were celebrating the election of the Muslim, yes that-guy-in-my-White-House TM
However I have yet to meet a Norwegian smarter than I...
:)
True; but it donn't help with speling.
BUT; does college equip a person with MORE skills and knowledge NEEDED for doing the actual WORK involved?
Med school, for sure.
I can post LOTS of stories from folks who were told they were OVER qualified for the job.
What's up with THAT??
So it's genetic? That's racist! /s
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Groucho says...
I wouldn't join a club that would have me as a member.
I have no reason to think that the distribution of genes that contribute to intelligence are significantly different by race. While there may be some population/sub-population differences in the allelic frequency of intelligence-related genes, I expect that all genes that contribute to intellect are present in all populations. This is only speculation, since we (the scientific community) have not identified the genes related to intellect, nor determined how they interact with one another.
On the other hand, environmental and nutritional influences have been shown to have a huge effect on IQ. So do infectious diseases. A kid who spends most of his energy trying to survive various illnesses does not use that energy developing his brain. All of these factors add up; once a child ages past the crucial early years of brain development, the opportunity to maximize IQ potential is lost.
Black poverty culture today does *not* embrace the factors that enable children to develop to their full potential. Furthermore, that culture actively censures any exercise of intellect. Until that culture is eradicated, I do not think we can say anything about the genetics of IQ in black populations. As I said above, I have no reason to think that black people lack any intellect genes--it's just that their poverty culture negates the effect of those genes.
I should say that much of white liberal culture embraces the same anti-intellect values as the poverty culture...
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