From: Alex Ramonsky (alex@ramonsky.com)
Date: Tue Jun 17 2003 - 18:00:44 MDT
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Dehede011@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 6/17/2003 1:48:41 PM Central Standard Time,
>alex@ramonsky.com writes: There are a lot of very clever people on this list. By 'clever' I
>mean they know a lot of facts, are competent in maths and the sciences, take
>an interest in world (or at least US) affairs, and are very very good at the
>sort of skills that enable us to pass IQ tests.
>
>Alex,
> Let me back away from your position just a little to recall what
>Herrnstein and Serebriakoff said that seems to me to be applicable to this list and
>the heat that is generated here.
> Herrnstein claims there is evidence that since about 1900 AD the
>clever Hi IQ types have slowly been coming into community. I think Mensa, the
>Extropian list and lots of other evidence is indicative that Herrnstein was
>correct.
> Second, Victor Serebriakoff was saying back in the 60s that when a
>bunch of Hi IQ types get together they behave badly. They are not used to being
>around those as clever as themselves and behave badly when they can't dominate
>anyone with their intellectual agility.
> Given what we observe on the list why shouldn't I assume that
>Serebriakoff and Herrnstein are correct?
> Let me give a minor example: we have a thread called "Dishonest debate
>(was Cluster Bombs)" I haven't looked up the origins of that thread name but
>I will bet you that the guy or gal that changed that name didn't do it to
>warn us of his dishonest tactics. In fact I will hazard a guess that he or she
>was involved in the debate called "cluster bombs" and changed the name while he
>was losing the debate called "cluster bombs." I'll let you look it up and
>you can be the judge, Alex.
> In my view the arguments and the dishonest manipulation of threads
>through name changes serves the Serebriakoff purpose. Immature people are being
>given an opporturnity to vent their spleen and learn how to behave in polite
>society. Alex, I'll let you be the judge of that also -- think about it for
>awhile and watch.
>Ron h.
>
>No, I don't know who made that change, hope it wasn't me. <G>
>
>
>
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