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(...) Except to stop it. Which we are in the process of doing, and which was my original point! ++Lar (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) to (...) "wrong (...) That may be so, but I would think that most people who have a middling understanding of evolution would agree that intelligence has little (if any) effect on it. (...) right (...) No. Read the question again. I was (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) A couple of eminently debatable assertions. *Read Gould's "Mismeasure of Man" for a perspective on the furphy of IQ testing -- recent editions include a refutation of the premise and methodology that inform "The Bell Curve" c/ race /class. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Though admittedly a generalization, this trend in intelligence:breeding rate is based on an evolutionarily insignificant stretch of time. Further, even in the hypothetical example, the judging of intelligence based on academic achievement (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes - easier to illegally get arms. I could get an illegal gun MUCH easier than a legal gun, yet I choose to wait and get one following the ridiculous laws of this state. How does the ease of illegal acquisition for criminals affect the fact (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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