Re: Mensa, was Re: IQ tests

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Fri Aug 10 2001 - 06:49:52 MDT


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Yes, and apparently their primary real distinction in the world was an
ability to devise IQ tests to test very high intelligence..... talk
about self selection...

"Michael M. Butler" wrote:
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> There's an amusing website regarding the politics and history of various such ultra"elite" organizations.
> The most selective non-fraudulent group on record had two members. It is now disbanded.
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> > And some members have formed a 1%, 0.1%, 0.01%, and 0.001% groups as
> > well. The highest level group I believe has less than a handful of
> > members.



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