Comments on: Group Differences Visualized

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:48:41 +0000

milltyl,

“As an aside, while I have plenty of conservative friends who are ignorant, I have only ever experienced purposeful ignorance from liberals”

While that statement was true as of April, it is no longer true as of May [1,2].

[1] http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/29708.html/comment-page-1#comment-389023
[2] http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/29708.html/comment-page-1#comment-389043

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:02:09 +0000

“why value bigotry”

That’s an excellent question to ask.

There’s no battles here. This blog exists for me to understand issues that interest me.

If you don’t deign to address some topics, that’s fine. You’re always a welcome guest here. But I don’t see any cause for pride in close-mindedness.

By: milltyl

milltyl — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:59:38 +0000

I’m just now coming to terms with your backhanded comments towards me. Obviously, I thought enough about Derbyshire’s articles to comment on them, but why value bigotry? There is something to be said about picking ones battles.

You need to check your arrogance.

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:57:57 +0000

Presumably anything requiring warmth or humidity, that is, anything bacterial.

Pathogenic load reduces life-long intelligence by diverting energy that should be used in the womb, during childhood, and adolescence on brain development to fight for health.

Though of course I wouldn’t rule out historic-cultural forces either… [1]

[1] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2012/03/21/educational-achivement-in-the-context-of-the-five-heartlands-of-the-united-states.html

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:47:10 +0000

So what diseases would the Rocky Mountains and New England have less of than the others?

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:04:34 +0000

Five years ago (!) a comment thread on this blog delved into the idea of ‘pathogenic loads’ — it may be that regions in which diseases find it difficult to thrive avoid non-genetic biological factors that lead to reduced intelligence…

http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/10/17/white-europeans-less-intelligent-blogger-claims.html

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:51:34 +0000

I thought the regional one was fun:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/files/2012/04/d4.jpg

If I’m reading it correct, mountain state residents are significantly smarter than everyone else except New England. As a CO resident, I’m inclined to approve:)

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:22:25 +0000

Hey milltyl,

I was thinking about addressing the shape as evidence of muliple populations, but figured the weakness of WORDSUM as a measure of general intelligence would make my thoughts too speculative

As an aside, while I have plenty of conservative friends who are ignorant, I have only ever experienced purposeful ignorance from liberals

“To me, neither of his pieces are worth thinking too hard about because they are both products of bigotry.”

I think this sort of mental intolerance is only possible among those who have been in the majority so long that they have lost the everyday ability to seriously consider emotionally charged ideas they disagree with. I’m sure they can if they try — it’s just they value both their own minds and divergent views so little they don’t bother.

By: milltyl

milltyl — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:22:51 +0000

Derbyshire’s “advice” is his original column (10a-10i) is terrible and what he wrote about the backlash to his original column is worse:

News and opinion outlets were bursting forth with whiny articles by black writers about “The Talk” that black parents must give to their children, to help them avoid sudden death at the hands of white authority figures.

To me, neither of his pieces are worth thinking too hard about because they are both products of bigotry.

The content of your post (w/ distributions) is worth thinking about. I’m surprised by the shape of some of these distributions, especially WORDSUM ability by religion.