On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 07:50:49 -0700, Jim Clark wrote:
Hi
I'm surprised to see the IQ bashing based on a perhaps simplistic
interpretation of some brain research showing that two different
areas of the brain light up in 16 subjects performing various cognitive
tasks.
[snip]
I think you miss the point: it is the use of IQ/intelligence/"g" as
theoretical concepts for cognitive or brain processing that is
being contested. There are alternative theoretical frameworks
that can be used but some people feel compelled to use
IQ/intelligence/"g". One might prefer a theory that claims that
the Flying Spaghetti Monster fills a person's heads with blue
fairies that when active give off energy that is detected by
neuroimaging techniques (but I'll leave the debunking of
neuroscience results to Tips resident neuroscience debunker
Scott Lilienfeld ;-). Hence, every thought you have is the result
of a busy blue fairy. Now try to falsify that claim. But do so
after you show the evidence for virtual particles. ;-) See
the following article in Scientific American but also read the
comments:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-virtual-particles-rea/
Then take a look at the Physics FAQ on virtual particles:
http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/physfaq/topics/virtual
Oh, and I'm glad that no one has shown that the claim that "g"
is an artifact of factor analysis is false. ;-)
Somewhat related, there is an interesting interview with Flynn in
the latest Skeptic magazine.
Interesting interview but it leaves one wondering why anybody let
the Irish immigrate to their country. ;-)
-Mike Palij
New York University
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