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Intelligence is more a product of heredity than environment. According to "The Bell Curve" the relationship between heredity and intelligence is .8 of a standard deviation factor.

"The Bell Curve" is a piece of scientific garbage that should never be invoked to make a point.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

explain

[babygene]

" "The Bell Curve" is a piece of scientific garbage that should never be invoked to make a point."

How would YOU know?

[dhuffman@awod.com]

Really? Cite the refutation with as many sales. Sure pointy-headed egalitarians may disagree with Herrnstein and Murray and write papers to each other but never to so large an approving audience. Join the Science Wars. Tagline...

[joy2world]

Both of you are wrong! I assume that what you mean to say is the Normal curve not "the bell curve". It is EXTREMELY useful just so many people don't understand and misuse it. Like "the relationship...is .8 of a standard deviation" makes absolutely NO sense. Perhaps you meant a .8 correlation? Perhaps you'd like to join my students in stats class so you can sound smarter too.