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I don't feel, on principle, opposed to the idea that women are less intelligent than men. It seems unlikely this is true, but I don't think the question is bad to ask. The real issue is why are you so afraid of the possibility that someone is an IQ point or two lower than you?

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If how much you respect and value people hinges so much on small differences in intelligence, then it would make sense that you are unable to entertain possibilities that associate, even super generally and with high variance, different IQ with different groups.

3:30 AM · Feb 15, 2021

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But that's not a good reason to not come to true conclusions. There's lots of true things that people use in stupid arguments, that just means we need to combat the stupid arguments, it doesn't mean we need to avoid thinking about the true thing!

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It reveals a hidden 'cognitive elitism' in people. Many *do* feel superior to others because of their IQ, so any proposition that says that a) their IQ is largely inherited and not "of their own doing" b) other groups might have more than them is rejected for ego-preservation.

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This is the NUMBER ONE issue I have with the IQ debate. Anytime someone says "oh, so they have higher IQ, so they're superior ...". THAT IS NOT what that means. Being smarter doesn't mean you're superior. God that annoys me.

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IQ misses many things.... work memory is very important and has many layers, and capacity is everything, some have a large interest area to cover under different stresses/needs, others not so large ...Many people have very focussed capacities, selective hyperfocus etc..