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vik, the IQ numbers in this table are based on SAT scores. I would say that SAT scores are not the best indicator of IQ. If they were, then any number of illogical (and racist) implications would result.
Zach, say it with me: woosah! - This is totally tongue-in-cheek, bud. Take it as such - no more, no less. After what's been going on this board, thought I would add a little levity. I just want us all to be friends - can you blame me. And tell those Law professors to stop riding you so hard. It's making you all serious, and ****.
I wonder if that list was put in reverse order if it would match up with the "States with most UFO babies" list?
Pure political science shows that there is a stronger correlation between conservative political ideology and higher intellect. Of course, the liberal elite--the academic intellectuals--are an exception to this. But on the whole, conservative political ideology is a more consistent predictor of higher education than liberal political ideology. Don't want to start a bru-ha-ha, but those are facts.
so according to that IQ chart and what 348SStb just posted, u are saying that stupid people will vote for Bush and that smart people will vote for Kerry. lol Republicans are usually 'wealtheir' than Democrats. thus......wealtheir people are more stupid than poorer people. LOL i think that was a crock of shiiite!
Not to speak out of turn, but I think 348SStb was saying just the opposite. Traditional political science would say that smarter people tend to be conservative (and vote Republican) while the less educated tend to be liberal (and vote Democratic). Speaking to Hubert's point, normally the more educated you are, the more money you earn. So, since E~R and E~$, one would also expect that $~R, which is nothing new. Most wealthy do vote Republican. Then there are exceptions, like the highly educated in academia, who are liberal and vote Democratic. They also don't usually have tons of money, although of course there are exceptions. This to me suggests it may well be more about the money than it is the education... These are all generalities. And while some might assume they're timeless, I for one would be interested to know if over many, many decades a correlation between education and conservatism has been observed, or if it's just something we're used to in our generation or recent generations. These generalities are also for party and policy, and in the most recent election I would expect the candidates influenced things a little. A lot of smart people are alienated by Bush's foolish antics, compelling otherwise conservative people to vote against him. By the same token, Kerry's very educated style turns off a lot of mainstream who either don't understand him or if they do, consider him out-of-touch. So I would not be shocked by the first table posted (if it has any basis in reality), even though it flies in the face of normal political science. But, most importantly, if I move to Connecticut, will that make me smarter?
Alright then. How dumb would it make me if I moved to Mississippi? Assuming I survived the shock, of course.
