Reply #116: Okay, why do you believe that large numbers of people imply any

[VegasWolf]

sort of "correct" rationalization? Given that wealthy, highly educated, or otherwise desirable traits that many Americans would love to possess are only held by a tiny fragment of the population, then how do you reach that conclusion?

I would assert that astute rationalization is a function of the ability to intellectualize well.

Even using a problematic statistic such as IQ, it is obvious that 50% of the people in this country are smarter (according to their IQ's) than the another 50%. In the US 1 in 4 is above 111,
1 in 10 above 120, 1 in 20 above 125, etc. Granted that IQ testing is flawed, it is still inarguable that only small numbers of people reach the "genius" level.

If only a small number of individuals are the optimum thinkers of our species, then why would a sample composed of averages and less than averages be the "rational choice?"

I assume that the 7% are using "human mental processes", else what are they using, but I would assert that they are simply using them more aggressively than the 93 per centers.

The discussion is good fun anyway, I'm just tossing in my 2 cents!

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