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IQ does not indicate intelligence
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Apparently the average IQ of each generation goes up by 5 to 9 points. Therefore I deduce that the human race is not getting more intelligent, which people say IQ is an indicator of in people, but are becoming more intellectual as their academic skills have been more highly hones than their predecessor's.

Otherwise you'd have to argue that our brains are profoundly more intelligent than the cave men's.

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I think this is a retread dude >_>



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then why are schools test scores going down the pipes.

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Quote: from 80Kidz at 4:04 pm on June 26, 2009

then why are schools test scores going down the pipes.
Because the kids want to be gangsters? Or their just stupid until a certain age?? I'm out of guesses.

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IQ tests aren't reliable. It's discussed a lot in pshychology. It's just a stupid, subjective way to try to compare intelligence that is deeply flawed and should be completely disregarded.

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I agree, IQ tends to be more about book smarts then anything else. Sure you can remember pi to a thousand digits, but if I tossed you in the woods how long would you last. Each generation just seems to not have to worry about manual stuff and this are able to become smarter, but if society failed the "smart" ones are probably going to be the first to die off.

Edit, to simplify it just measures a small part of ones intelligence, its not even great for comparing academics but there's so many other things that it completely ignores.

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Quote: from 80Kidz at 10:04 pm on June 26, 2009

then why are schools test scores going down the pipes.


They're still going up in Ireland and a lot of other countries in the world.

You know there is an area outside of America called 2The Rest of the World". I doubt you'd have heard about it though...

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Quote: from ElephantStone at 2:08 pm on June 26, 2009

Quote: from 80Kidz at 10:04 pm on June 26, 2009

then why are schools test scores going down the pipes.

 
They're still going up in Ireland and a lot of other countries in the world.

You know there is an area outside of America called 2The Rest of the World". I doubt you'd have heard about it though...


lets not start this again

for the love of god thats as much a retread on this forum as the sexism jokes and the crime is for niggers thing

so please, stay on subject and no need for snide comments



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Quote: from HarrySunderland at 10:06 pm on June 26, 2009

I agree, IQ tends to be more about book smarts then anything else. Sure you can remember pi to a thousand digits, but if I tossed you in the woods how long would you last. Each generation just seems to not have to worry about manual stuff and this are able to become smarter, but if society failed the "smart" ones are probably going to be the first to die off.

I'm sure there were cave men who would have scored 150 in IQ tests if they had the academic opportunities they are given now, which I think is the reason as to why the IQ levels go up.

Not the manual stuff you're blabbering on about.



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Quote: from ElephantStone at 2:08 pm on June 26, 2009

Quote: from 80Kidz at 10:04 pm on June 26, 2009

then why are schools test scores going down the pipes.

 
They're still going up in Ireland and a lot of other countries in the world.

You know there is an area outside of America called 2The Rest of the World". I doubt you'd have heard about it though...


way to be a smartass.

lets see some of your references asshole.

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Quote: from 80Kidz at 5:04 pm on June 26, 2009

then why are schools test scores going down the pipes.

That's something to bring up in the political forum.


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This has been the explanation offered by a large majority of experts in the field but good deduction

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Quote: from ElephantStone at 5:10 pm on June 26, 2009

Quote: from HarrySunderland at 10:06 pm on June 26, 2009

I agree, IQ tends to be more about book smarts then anything else. Sure you can remember pi to a thousand digits, but if I tossed you in the woods how long would you last. Each generation just seems to not have to worry about manual stuff and this are able to become smarter, but if society failed the "smart" ones are probably going to be the first to die off.
 

I'm sure there were cave men who would have scored 150 in IQ tests if they had the academic opportunities they are given now, which I think is the reason as to why the IQ levels go up.  

Not the manual stuff you're blabbering on about.  


That's what I meant, you have a hell of a lot more opportunities if you don't have to spend your life working 12 hours a day on a farm to keep your family alive.  The more advanced society gets the more people are able to improve themselves.

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Quote: from marshmellowman at 5:03 pm on June 26, 2009

It indicates penis size and sexual performance with attractive members of the opposite sex.

I believe that this is actually the case.

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