Average IQ by state and how they voted in 2000: notice a pattern here?

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Drogue
Nope - Europe, Canada, China, India and Russia. That would account for a large proportion of the worlds populations, and by their standards, the Democrats would come out as Centrist or Centre-Right. I'm not sure most of Africa would count as having a party system of note, and if they do, I don't know how it stands. Southern America I'm not sure about either, but they could be closer to an American left/right scale. Whether you look at parties in those countries, or use a measure such as the political compass, or suchlike, the Dems would come out as Centre-Right.

China isn't leftist. China is just authoritarian, though leaning capitalist. Similarly, does Russia actually have nationalized healthcare, etc? You've also forgotten about countries like Iran and Pakistan, which definately balance out Europe

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Drogue
100 is average. In school, in the UK at least, less than 70 is a cause for concern, above 130 is considered gifted. MENSA, which accepts the top 2%, has an entrance of 148. 180 is about 1 in 3.5 million. What you consider the amount for genius to be depends on what you consider a genius to be. Past genius' (Einstein, Darwin, Newton, etc.) have all sorts of IQs, supposidly.

Thanks

[MikeH]

Originally posted by Drogue

100 is average. In school, in the UK at least, less than 70 is a cause for concern, above 130 is considered gifted. MENSA, which accepts the top 2%, has an entrance of 148. 180 is about 1 in 3.5 million. What you consider the amount for genius to be depends on what you consider a genius to be. Past genius' (Einstein, Darwin, Newton, etc.) have all sorts of IQs, supposidly.

Totally depends on the test

A top 2% mark in any of these frequently used tests below qualifies you for entry to Mensa. The minimum test mark to get into Mensa is:
Cattell B - 148
Culture Fair - 132
Ravens Advanced Matrices - 135
Ravens Standard Matrices - 131
Wechsler Scales - 132

[chequita guevara]

IQ measures education.

[MikeH]

Only partly. The education required for an IQ test is pretty basic. There are also general knowlege and language components.

I have higher IQ than some people who have a higher level of education than me.

Basically the IQ test tests how good you are at doing IQ tests.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Arrian


The ****** comment, meh, that could have been anywhere. It's unfortunate you encountered it here. Darien has bars? I guess it does. I have a good friend who grew up there, so all I think of when I think of Darien is Dan's house.

Dingy? Bah. Some of the crappier parts of the cities, sure, but most of the state is very nice.

Rudeness I don't think I'll argue. Southerners generally think Northerners are rude. So even if we're not rude by Yankee standards, we are probably still rude to you.

-Arrian

It was a jest, but on a more serious note before I moved from North to South, I had to travel to our Corporate HQ a bit and unfortunately that meant a ride into CT. Danbury, Waterbury and Hartford are by no means garden spots.

Being a northerner, I wasn't fazed by the rudeness moreso the general disrepair and high cost of living. Lots of empty post-industrial towns IIRC.

All in all fairly typical of the northeast. I guess I don't see the allure of limitted employment possibilities and high cost of living that I once did.

[Japher]

I don't see a trend... but then, I voted for Bush

[Elok]

I don't see how this is conclusive exactly. A higher IQ doesn't necessarily mean better judgment. Neville Chamberlain's IQ was probably well above 100, if it comes to that...

[chequita guevara]

Shush, you!

[Kaak]

i like the nice unbiased website with the skull and cross-bones with bush over it in the upper right hand corner. It really adds credibility

[Arrian]

Danbury, Waterbury and Hartford are by no means garden spots.

No real argument there, except that downtown Hartford (which is maybe the equivalent to a couple of blocks in NYC) is actually quite nice. The rest of the city ranges from crappy to downright godawful, though, so I guess it balances out.

-Arrian

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Arrian


The ****** comment, meh, that could have been anywhere. It's unfortunate you encountered it here. Darien has bars? I guess it does. I have a good friend who grew up there, so all I think of when I think of Darien is Dan's house.

Dingy? Bah. Some of the crappier parts of the cities, sure, but most of the state is very nice.

Rudeness I don't think I'll argue. Southerners generally think Northerners are rude. So even if we're not rude by Yankee standards, we are probably still rude to you.

-Arrian

Yeah, but I grew up in Georgia and had never encounted such flagrant racism in an openly public place.

Dingy: Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, the entire I-95 corridor except the parts near NY. Nice: Stamford, Greenwich.

[chequita guevara]

Where in Georgia?

[JohnT]

Atlanta, Athens (6 years), Statesboro (3 years).

[Arrian]

Originally posted by JohnT


Yeah, but I grew up in Georgia and had never encounted such flagrant racism in an openly public place.

Dingy: Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, the entire I-95 corridor except the parts near NY. Nice: Stamford, Greenwich.

Fair 'nough. Reality is that Yankees can be just as racist as anyone.

Bridgeport - check
New Haven - check (missed that one in my original disclaimer)
Hartford - mostly check. Some redeeming qualities.
Stamford - like Hartford. It's got its good side and its bad side.

Greenwich, like just about all of the towns in Fairfield County, is very nice. Darien is too, you know, outside of the bits that line the Post Road (Rte1). The whole county is basically NYC's bedroom.

-Arrian