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To: chessplayer

Rigged test. #3 Requires obscure philatelist knowledge, not scientific.


8 posted on 12/10/2011 7:47:56 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: rawcatslyentist

That objection is overruled by the test being called a “literacy” test. It’s not a test of competency.


11 posted on 12/10/2011 7:51:22 PM PST by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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To: rawcatslyentist
he he. Or Latin.
47 posted on 12/10/2011 8:46:55 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: rawcatslyentist
Requires obscure philatelist knowledge, not scientific.

Tests like this are, perhaps entertaining, but if this is meant as a serious indicator of national scientific competency it is wrong. Scientific competence is a combination of logical reasoning, a creative approach to developing explanations for phenomena that are not understood, and sound theorectical and/or experimental technique. Calculus applied to basic physics problems applying fundamental principles (Newton's laws, conservation of energy, and similar) is a much better demonstration of scientific capability.

136 posted on 12/11/2011 6:14:47 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: rawcatslyentist
#3 Requires obscure philatelist knowledge, not scientific.

You mean number 4 and you only need to know about dinosaurs and how they were named years ago.

145 posted on 12/11/2011 7:01:31 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)
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