Struan,
Your Post is a Classic. I have to print it and take it with me on the Train.
The same thing goes with Fred's post.
Besotes a todos,
Carmenci.
Struan Hellier wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Well said Carmen.
>
> The simplistic arrogance of claiming that IQ tests are a good test of a universal and individual
> intelligence is breathtaking. The IQ test can never be more than a localised test of one group of
> people with similar education and upbringing and every pshycometrician with an ounce of honesty
> knows this. One could easily devise a similar test in which Arabs (for example) would come top and
> one could use the same tired old arguments to justify it.
>
> The revulsion (especially amongst intellectuals) against this degradation and insult to whole racial
> groups is not usually to do with an altruistic ethical stance. It is simply that it is scientific
> bollocks.
>
> What kind of answer do you think that 'John Wooden Leg' would have given to the question:
>
> "In the following series, the fifth member is omitted. What is it? 56 . . 35 . . 20 . . 10 . . ? . .
> 1?"
>
> I'm almost crying with laughter at the thought of it.
>
> "Now Mr Leg, sit down at this desk. You have thirty minutes to answer these fifty questions. No, you
> might do better if you start now instead of having a smoke on the pipe and a hour or two
> contemplation . . . you need a pen? . . . . what do you mean you've never had a use for one? . . . .
> . are you thick or something? . . . . yes I know the wind is getting up outside and the trees are
> fascinating, but please concentrate on the task . . . no talking please . . . now put the beads away
> they have nothing to do with my test . . . . that one is an alsation, that one a collie, that one a
> retriever and you have to choose the odd one out - what do you mean by they are ALL 'good' dogs?
> Can't you see the odd one out? Are you having me on? . . . . you're running out of time John . . . .
> .oh dear, you didn't do very well, must be a stupid twat if you ask me. . . not nearly as clever as
> the white man."
>
> I can't believe that this type of insulting bigoted nonsense still demands refutation, and on a
> forum like this! What ever happened to Paul Fisher, you guys could get a great conversation going.
>
> Struan
> ------------------------------------------
> Struan Hellier
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> "All our best activities involve desires which are disciplined and
> purified in the process."
> (Iris Murdoch)
>
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