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From: silber@voodoo.ucsb.edu
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Subject: iq debates
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Date: 26 Jul 89 17:52:48 GMT
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re: iq debates: One recalls the off-the-wall assertions that
mr. shockley made (back in the 70's) about inheritance of
intelligence.  The fact that he had a nobel prize for co-inventing
the transistor gave him credence around the falwell crowd when he
spouted off about intelligence, yet his racist and biologically-untutored
ramblings re: intelligence did not add to any scientific
studies regarding intelligence.

the nature, origins, and purpose of human intelligence, are still quite
unclear. i agree with the previous poster (Ramesh R.) who noted that very
complex systems such as brains, evolve much slower than cosmetic features
(so since the human species became distinct only a few million years ago,
it is plausible to assume that the basic apparatus responsible for
'intelligence' has about the same intrinsic performance capability in all
humans. )
One can also note that all the turing test debates can be mirrored in
historical examination of the construction and adminstration of the
so-called "i-q" tests which have been applied to humans.