Re: Is IQ usefully predictive? (and not in this case)

From: James Rogers (jamesr@best.com)
Date: Mon Sep 03 2001 - 11:31:31 MDT


On 8/26/01 9:52 AM, "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com> wrote:
> John Clark wrote:
>>
>> The man had a mind the size of a planet but his book was about
>> collecting paper streetcar transfers coupons as a hobby.
>
> Okay, and Marylin Vos Savant (with an IQ of something like 210) does
> nothing but write an advice and puzzle column for the newspaper...
> obviously an entirely worthless endeavor in the Clarkian scheme of
> things.

I dislike IQ discussions in general, largely because the people who are so
proud of their "high IQ" don't ever seem to do much beyond carnival sideshow
games (e.g. Mensa). Useless intelligence. The *really* smart people are
actually doing stuff and are simply too busy to tell you how smart they
actually are...

-James Rogers
 jamesr@best.com



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