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To: CobaltBlue
So if it is scientifically proven that Asians have higher IQs than whites do you think we should suppress that data in order to ensure that our rights are not altered? In order for your fears to have any justification whatsoever, there would need to be some precedent that individuals with higher IQs are afforded some rights which individuals with lower IQs do not have. I know of no such law in any western country, nor have I ever heard such a thing proposed seriously. To summarize, I see 2 flaws in your thinking, 1 a fact cannot become untrue simply by avoiding the study of it, and 2 there is no evidence that IQ, particulary an average difference of +-5 points is going to have any impact on legal rights in any way, shape or form.
274 posted on 02/12/2004 8:47:19 AM PST by thedugal (The DNC Fibonacci Rule: 1.6 fibs per sentence.)
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To: thedugal
I didn't say suppress the information, and I am not afraid of the information. My IQ is high enough that I don't give a squat about your IQ or the IQ of the guy next door. I think it's a waste of time to even think about. It's meaningless. What matters is what you do with your brains.

Would it matter to you whether IQ was linked to hair color? Shape of nose? Length of earlobe? Is there no correlation so flakey that you'd finally say "enough"!

But whatever floats your boat. Maybe you can discover that Irish people have higher IQs than Brits, or something.
276 posted on 02/12/2004 8:57:48 AM PST by CobaltBlue
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