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Originally Posted by VeeDDzz`
How do you know?
Large numbers of epidemiological studies. Bipolar may be a possible exception, but overall, mental illness rates are inversely correlated with intelligence.
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Brian defending the stupid.
Brian is defending his stupid claims by making them even more stupid (he claims he can take someone's IQ from 100 to 120 "easily" - if so he should open a business doing just that)
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Many attacking the stupid.
Stupidity bashing thread.
What's with the weirdo social justice warrior stuff? It's ****ing bizarre. Can we not have a discussion about something without morons showing up and defending imaginery people in their head?
You're like a modern day Don Quixote, only more riduculous.
I am legitimately interested in the degree to which intelligence is essential in complex and abstract tasks and professions, and the degree to which it is trainable. It's a legitimate discussion whether you like it or not.
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Take a page out of Howard's book and don't beat around the bush.
I've stated clearly that my assertion is that people with <100 IQ are cognitively incapable, regardless of training, of doing a large variety of complex abstract tasks with adequate skill. The harder the task, the lower the IQ, the more absolute this becomes.
It is this idea which I wish to discuss and perhaps be proven wrong on with facts and science. And now Don VeeDDz shows up, wailing and lowering his lance to take down the evil windmill.
If anything, greater awareness of the profound impact of low or even average intelligence on job competence is going to help the less intelligent, not hurt them. If Beale's book is right, society needs to be planning for this future. And you can't plan for something you don't see or deliberately ignore because in your weird little world, it's impolite.