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    How Much Does Intelligence Contribute to Life Outcomes

    A lot!

    Consider this scenario: A white man falls down a pit and break both his legs such that he will never walk again. Yet, because of his genetics, he is likely to obtain a higher salary than the black man above the pit currently shoveling dirt onto him. Meanwhile the Asian man nearby, who recently passed away from tuberculosis, will likely win a nobel prize for mathematics in the next few years.
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    Why would the Asian guy care?
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    recent studies have show that emotional intellegence gets you further in life

    the white guy wouldn't have "fallen" down the pit if he hadn't off fired the black guy on his day off... but the black guy would get paid a higher salary if he wasn't prone to burying white guys who fall down pits.

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    I'm convinced.
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    Ha! It's a trick question. There is no Nobel prize for mathematics.

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    this is a retarded thread. to quote japher, just sayin'
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    How do we define intelligence here? In medieval times mnemonists were revered as some of the most intelligent people around, though as our ability to record information has grown a good memory is no longer as highly valued.
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    Really. What if you forget where you recorded the information?
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    What information?
    Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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    We've got both kinds

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    Nowadays intelligence is measured by how quickly and accurately one can use Google.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bipolarbear View Post
    How do we define intelligence here? In medieval times mnemonists were revered as some of the most intelligent people around, though as our ability to record information has grown a good memory is no longer as highly valued.

    Did you forget that you read this, Mike?
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    I was jokily suggesting that I had forgotten there even was any information. nm
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
    this is a retarded thread. to quote japher, just sayin'

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlowwHand View Post
    Really. What if you forget where you recorded the information?
    It's pretty easy to index thousands of mp3's in iTunes and simply search by keywords etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeH View Post
    I was jokily suggesting that I had forgotten there even was any information. nm
    Is it just me or is Sloww awfully slow? Guess being from Texas does that.

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    Jamarcus Russell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AAHZ View Post
    Jamarcus Russell.


    What about him?

    (This idea that Russell is dumb isn't even true. He scored a 24 on his Wonderlic which is equivalent to an 108 IQ)
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaShi View Post
    A lot!

    Consider this scenario: A white man falls down a pit and break both his legs such that he will never walk again. Yet, because of his genetics, he is likely to obtain a higher salary than the black man above the pit currently shoveling dirt onto him. Meanwhile the Asian man nearby, who recently passed away from tuberculosis, will likely win a nobel prize for mathematics in the next few years.
    I say the black man has no chance even with 6 unbroken legs plus some additional arms!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaShi View Post

    Consider this scenario: A white man falls down a pit and break both his legs such that he will never walk again. Yet, because of his genetics, he is likely to obtain a higher salary than the black man above the pit currently shoveling dirt onto him. Meanwhile the Asian man nearby, who recently passed away from tuberculosis, will likely win a nobel prize for mathematics in the next few years.


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    Great responses all! Let's keep up this intellectual discussion.

    Now what if I told you that the white man had a mulatto wife? Pretty intriguing, huh?
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