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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: iq<->religion: connection?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.012036.21249@jcnpc.cmhnet.org>
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 01:20:36 GMT
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- Iikka Paavolainen (iikkap@mits.mdata.fi) wrote:
- : In article <1992Dec27.162821.4675@jcnpc.cmhnet.org> mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mik
- e A. McAngus) writes:
- : >
- : >This is still statistically insignificant, anecdotal evidence.
- :
- : 1000 people statistically insignificant?
-
- You "Know" 1000 people? I mean know each one well enough to compare hir IQ
- with the other 999? Criminy, I seriously doubt that I have know that many
- people well in my entire life, let alone know them all now in order to do the
- comparison.
-
-
- :
- : >Sorry, I thought this was a rhetorical question related to your sentence
- : >"Proof?" above.
- : >Now I will say that, given the context, I don't understand what you are aski
- ng.
- : >What is the point I'm evading?
- :
- : Proof of this 'intelligence' in Luther et al.
- : You must define intelligence for yourself to be able to state this.
- : You are bashing yourself with your own words.
-
- A. Stephen Doe brought up Luther, et al., not me.
- B. By deleting everything related to the words above you have completely
- removed the context, and I don't know what "Proof" really related to any more.
- C. This is really peripheral to your contention that Atheists are more
- intelligent than Xians.
- D. If I'm an Atheist, and I'm bashing myself, then I must be one stupid
- atheist.
-
- :
- : >: >Where is your statistical study of this area of intelligence?
- : >:
- : >: On my desk.
- : >
- : >Could you post the results and email a copy to me?
- :
- : No thanks. Only to a person who does something with them.
-
- I am now going to come straight out and say it: I believe you are lying. You
- don't have any study on your desk or any where else.
-
- :
- : >Given that Mr. Doe and I are arguing that your personal experiences are not
- : >significant, pointing to your belief and saying that Xians will suppress
- : >evidence is begging the question.
- :
- : If you don't find my experiences significant, why don't you have some experie
- n-
- : ces for yourself. This isn't a thesis or anything, just a sincere observation
- .
-
- I have many experiences. I know many Xians and fewer Atheists. I don't
- observe your correlation. In fact, your assertion was a thesis, and Stephen
- Doe and I are rejecting it because it is unsupported.
-
- : Anybody saying that my 'thesis' is not substatiated or sounds stupid, can say
- : what they want, because I don't have a thesis.
- : So what if you prove that intelligence has no effect on atheism? Easy?
-
- Ah no. Mr. Doe and I are not out to prove anything. Your assertion, if left
- unchallenged, is dangerous to honest thought and inquiry because such
- assertions can assume dogmatic legitimacy out of proportion to any supporting
- evidence.
-
- :
- : >: People tend to believe what they have most proof of. Intelligence is used
- to
- : >: deduce which of the options is the 'most' correct.
- : >
- : >Intelligence is used to decide which option is most workable. Utility and
- : >Truth are not necessarily synonymous.
- :
- : So why on earth are you demanding a definition of intelligence, when you are
- : giving one yourself?
-
- I never demanded a definition of intelligence. I demand PROOF of your
- assertion.
-
- :
- : >: And the stuff in the Bible is pointless without proper study. Gotcha.
- : >
- : >I'll also ask the Xians for proof of their assertions. When the Xians state
-
- : >that god exists, we in this group ask for corroboration independent of their
-
- : >holy texts. When you state that Atheists are more intelligent than Xians, i
- t
- : >is reasonable for people to ask you for corroboration independent of your
- : >circle of friends.
- :
- : And? How true have you found the christians beliefs to be? Did you not use
- : intelligence to deduce your conclusion?
- : I am just getting more and more support for the original idea.
-
- I have found the Xian's beliefs to be as valid as yours, because in both cases
- no proof has been forthcoming.
-
- Again, put up or shut up.
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