tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post3785794971803063369..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: IQ Score Variations by NationSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-40340741163712173162010-11-25T04:54:24.795-05:002010-11-25T04:54:24.795-05:00Thanks Nidhal.
Yes my comment was based on intuit...Thanks Nidhal.<br /><br />Yes my comment was based on intuition. I haven't got any research to support what I said. May be the research there. But, I would like to think it is also common sense. Was it you who once said that common sense is not always correct -- like we see the sun going around the Earth. :) Still, I would stick to what I said, until proven wrong. :) <br /><br />I too have Paul Davis' book on my reading list. I like the title. I got The Grand Design last week and I was like a child who got a new toy. Almost euphoric. But the more I read, the more my euphoria faded. <br /><br />......<br /><br /><br />Salman, <br /><br />"But what about intelligence (probably not that much) - and how long will it take them to catch-up in IQ?"<br /><br />If intelligence is the same, what is there to catch up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-12929198207961518472010-11-24T19:33:26.448-05:002010-11-24T19:33:26.448-05:00"If aliens from another rock visited the Eart..."If aliens from another rock visited the Earth, will that mean they are more intelligent than us, human beings?"<br /><br />Well, they will certainly be more technologically advanced (if they get here). The question of intelligence is difficult to answer. That will have to be addressed independently - since the two biological systems are expected to be completely different!<br /><br />One interesting question can be: If we encounter humans from a thousand years ago - we will be leaps ahead in technology and our understanding of the natural world. But what about intelligence (probably not that much) - and how long will it take them to catch-up in IQ? <br /><br />Nidhal - Yes, this is also on my reading list. I have to read it before the start of the spring semester when I teach Aliens...<br />Looking forward to your review.Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-35638663589563248222010-11-24T01:06:36.201-05:002010-11-24T01:06:36.201-05:00Ali,
Thanks for your pertinent comments.
Intuiti...Ali,<br /><br />Thanks for your pertinent comments.<br /><br />Intuitively, one would tend to agree with you that the correlation works both ways: countries with higher economic levels and greater development would probably produce more intelligent people, if at least, as you point out, because there will be better educational and child development methods, not to mention better food and medicine, to help tune up the brain...<br /><br />However, one must be careful with apparent, intuitively true statements; any claim should be borne out by studies, statistics, and analyses. So I am not sure if that holds true upon closer examination.<br /><br />Now, regarding extra-terrestrials and higher intelligence, well just be a little patient, I am readying a review of Paul Davies' latest book on ET searches and expectations (The Eerie Silence).Nidhal Guessoumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638764091228065424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-75930889468169518772010-11-23T16:25:18.110-05:002010-11-23T16:25:18.110-05:00"Controversially, some researchers have postu..."Controversially, some researchers have postulated a reverse correlation between IQ and development level; that is, countries with higher average IQ’s will reach greater economic levels, not the other way around."<br /><br />I would argue that the co-relation is true both ways. If a country has more intelligent people, they will develop faster. <br />Similarly, if a country develops, they will have more intelligent people. <br />My reason being, intelligence is something inherent (may be it can developed too to an extent). But unless intelligence is exercised, no one will know how intelligent someone is. There is no intelligence detection device as such. <br /><br />Exrecising the intelligence of its people will make a country develop. Similarly, when a country develops, there will be more opportunities for its people to exercise their (otherwise unused) intelligence. <br /><br />The reason why I wanted to comment on this post is slightly different. Its this question that came to my mind. :) <br /><br />If aliens from another rock visited the Earth, will that mean they are more intelligent than us, human beings?Alinoreply@blogger.com