From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:36:53 MST
Cynthia wrote,
>The reason why it is called the Bell Curve is because it is about
>differences, differences between all kinds of groups, even brothers.
>The authors made the hard decision to include the racial data, despite
>the hate publishing that information would draw for a reason. And the
>is because leftists interpret the fact that some racial groups do not
>do as well as others, as proof that America is racist. As it turns
>out IQ has more to do with success; than race, education, or social
>economic background.
>
The Bell Curve shows a statistical (but not an absolute) correlation between
various groups and IQ.
Likewise, one can show a statistical (but not an absolute) correlation between
brain size and IQ.
Einstein had a smaller than average brain.
What you do with what you have may sometimes mean more than how much you have to
begin with. But until nano assemblers are as common as toasters, it's still
difficult to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
--J. R.
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