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SharonAnn

(13,756 posts)
13. Perhaps they only tested educated people in the Victorian era?
Wed May 22, 2013, 05:57 PM
May 2013
So according to this, the problem is more dumb people having kids? NT 7962 May 2013 #1
Yep, that same old tired nineteenth century dysgenics bullshit. Posteritatis May 2013 #11
Also the eugenics argument that the Nazis (and others) used bhikkhu May 2013 #48
Perhaps they only tested educated people in the Victorian era? SharonAnn May 2013 #13
Based on a test of reaction times lolly May 2013 #34
So The Solution Is The Sterilization Of Dumb People DallasNE May 2013 #58
The future Renew Deal May 2013 #2
Especially if absolutely shitty science writing like that linked to above becomes the norm. n/t antigone382 May 2013 #5
Hilarious! I thought exactly of this movie when I saw the post. Sadly, it's coming true. kysrsoze May 2013 #9
"You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded!" backscatter712 May 2013 #35
Don't they know about regression towards the mean? Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #3
Fucking A science writing is stupid. antigone382 May 2013 #4
100 % maindawg May 2013 #37
i read old books. my 1891 encyclopedia britannica's language is full of colons + semi-colons. pansypoo53219 May 2013 #6
Where do you find old books to read pscot May 2013 #14
I can answer that if you do not mind. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #21
That is slightly overwhelming pscot May 2013 #23
You need to have an author in mind or a topic dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #26
Thanks pscot May 2013 #39
+1 gvstn May 2013 #38
That means education has come down. caseymoz May 2013 #40
Did you try to write like a 6 year old ? maindawg May 2013 #41
McGuffy Readers were popular in Cleveland public jaysunb May 2013 #42
I have spent a great deal of time defacto7 May 2013 #47
Not inconceivable to me at all ... brett_jv May 2013 #59
If that was true what happened to the very independent Appalachian people? ErikJ May 2013 #7
Ya know... cyberswede May 2013 #8
I love that movie! Brigid May 2013 #24
That started in the 80's. No president has talked to us like adults since Carter. craigmatic May 2013 #53
better get the Gatorade hooked up to my sprinkler... CarrieLynne May 2013 #10
Not Gatorade ... Brawndo! brett_jv May 2013 #60
Few years ago I took a 5 grade test from 1904. I was amazed at how much info that.. BlueJazz May 2013 #12
and tv, replacing reading. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #29
^^ this ^^ this ^^ this ^^ defacto7 May 2013 #50
The authors of the study could find no moderns as The Second Stone May 2013 #15
Mostly bull$hit WestCoastLib May 2013 #16
Doesn't surprise me in the least. kestrel91316 May 2013 #17
The problem would probably be advances in medical science... Spider Jerusalem May 2013 #18
I bet they didn't know dipsydoodle May 2013 #19
These dumb people are also known as repubilcans. olddad56 May 2013 #20
You mean my IQ could be as high 153? aggiesal May 2013 #22
The Flynn effect is very well documented and it says the opposite is true Exultant Democracy May 2013 #25
so "Westerners" IQ = "human intelligence"? fishwax May 2013 #27
such diversity in that picture! Skittles May 2013 #28
That explains the resurgence of the republican party. n/t Bonhomme Richard May 2013 #30
In the 1800s the Republicans were the good guys and the dems were the bad guys. mucifer May 2013 #51
Smarter in the days of slavery, torture, leeches and witch-burning? ErikJ May 2013 #31
Intelligence doesn't mean compassion or common sense. Also, hindered by lack of information. onehandle May 2013 #32
We outsource our slavery and torture. mucifer May 2013 #52
Is it just me, or did anyone else notice the pop up ad for ''Lumosity'' on this thread? YOHABLO May 2013 #33
On a humorous note... but seriously FlynnArcher72 May 2013 #36
Or listen to 5 minutes of Glen Beck. randome May 2013 #45
Well, people in Victorian times read Dickens and Dostoyevsky Jack Rabbit May 2013 #43
Dumb at its concept. caseymoz May 2013 #44
WHERE DID THIS RESEARCH OCCUR, IQs were invented during WWI NOT Victorian times happyslug May 2013 #46
Pretty sure most scientists are fairly familiar w/basic statistical concepts ... brett_jv May 2013 #61
Not suprised the fucking republicans want to have a whole gopiscrap May 2013 #49
What they want to do is take us back to the era..... AverageJoe90 May 2013 #56
I would reply to this post, but I don't have the time right now... Harry Monroe May 2013 #54
This is complete fucking bullshit. I'm sorry. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #55
two words. tea party. ZRT2209 May 2013 #57
Locking, sorry but this isn't breaking news, was announced last week Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #62
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