There was a famous IQ test in the states that was used by the military to decide (prior to a war - I forget which one) who was officer material and who was to be cannon fodder. Many taking the test were recent immigrants. One of the questions was a picture of people playing tennis on a court with no net. You were meant to spot the missing net.
Where could this possibly go wrong ?
The more you think about it the more difficult it becomes to formulate a test that isn't culturally biased to some extent. Of course, when you are the one doing the formulating this is not always immediately apparent.
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September 20, 2017, 11:45:42 AM
September 20, 2017, 11:43:03 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
Give me the next in the sequence - fish, chips, mushy peas and.....
One thing I hope we all agree on : the US urgently needs inflow of intelligent folks... .
September 20, 2017, 11:41:40 AM
BTW, are you guys aware that almost all americans are european and asian "immigrants" 
OK, let´s stop this. lets stay polite to eachother.
OK, let´s stop this. lets stay polite to eachother.
Yes of course, but that is not the issue.
The issue is that the last time I checked, there is not a country in the world that you can go to, just cross the border, and say "I'm going to live here permanently now." It doesn't, and shouldn't ever work like that.
Ummmmm Have you heard about the European Union?
Edit: 3 years ago I finished my PhD, I crossed a border (by plane) and I said "I'm going to live here as long as I want."
It's not quite that easy, you can cross the border in the EU, but you can only stay in another country for three months unless you get a job or study. And it could be argued that the EU is a de facto country.
FUD.
If you are from one of the schengen area state, you can do whatever you want for as long as you like within the 26 schengen states without needing any extra ids or paper.
26 states:
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Again, no, you can only stay for three months if you do not have a job or are studying.
There are a lot of misunderstandings about the Schengen agreement.
I am a citizen from one of the schengen state, i can and i have stay in Switzerland, German, Greece, Finland(which its quite boring at there) each more than 6 months up to almost two years without being required anything. i am a trust fund baby and the goal is just to enjoy the nice view and different life around the world so i don't work nor study at those places.
September 20, 2017, 11:37:00 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
Give me the next in the sequence - fish, chips, mushy peas and.....
September 20, 2017, 11:34:38 AM
I suppose crime statistics and welfare burden statistics are racist too? Amazing how any fact you don't like is racist.
September 20, 2017, 11:34:12 AM
ooh and I thought this thread is about bitcoin
September 20, 2017, 11:32:39 AM
BTW, are you guys aware that almost all americans are european and asian "immigrants"
OK, let´s stop this. lets stay polite to eachother.
OK, let´s stop this. lets stay polite to eachother.
Yes of course, but that is not the issue.
The issue is that the last time I checked, there is not a country in the world that you can go to, just cross the border, and say "I'm going to live here permanently now." It doesn't, and shouldn't ever work like that.
Ummmmm Have you heard about the European Union?
Edit: 3 years ago I finished my PhD, I crossed a border (by plane) and I said "I'm going to live here as long as I want."
It's not quite that easy, you can cross the border in the EU, but you can only stay in another country for three months unless you get a job or study. And it could be argued that the EU is a de facto country.
FUD.
If you are from one of the schengen area state, you can do whatever you want for as long as you like within the 26 schengen states without needing any extra ids or paper.
26 states:
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Again, no, you can only stay for three months if you do not have a job or are studying.
There are a lot of misunderstandings about the Schengen agreement.
September 20, 2017, 11:32:11 AM
It's not quite that easy, you can cross the border in the EU, but you can only stay in another country for three months unless you get a job or study. And it could be argued that the EU is a de facto country.
can you even post without telling complete bullcrab? within the EU (schengen treaty) everyone can live and work where he wants.
September 20, 2017, 11:31:41 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
No. it's not, people from lower IQ areas that grow up and are educated in the west still have lower IQ. If the whole IQ thing was western biased, then everybody brought up in the west should perform well on the tests regardless if ethnicity, but that is not the case. And that's just a fact, not racism. But if you use that fact do discriminate someone, then I might agree that that might be racism.
Stop talking shit and actually watch the program!
September 20, 2017, 11:30:47 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
Recognition is subjective, which makes it clearly vulnerable to bias.
September 20, 2017, 11:29:02 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
No. it's not, people from lower IQ areas that grow up and are educated in the west still have lower IQ. If the whole IQ thing was western biased, then everybody brought up in the west should perform well on the tests regardless if ethnicity, but that is not the case. And that's just a fact, not racism. But if you use that fact do discriminate someone, then I might agree that that might be racism.
September 20, 2017, 11:28:22 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
Give me the next in the sequence - fish, chips, mushy peas and.....
How many of the people pretending that iq tests are culturally biased have ever actually taken one? It's very straightforward how they work.
September 20, 2017, 11:26:12 AM
Some of my best friends are as thick as pig shit 
The guy going on about Afghans having lower IQ etc is a racist imperialist knob. Next he'll be saying we are doing them a favour by occupying their country - we are teaching them civility, bringing them culture etc.
Nothing to do with Afghanistans strategic geo-political importance of course
There's nothing quite like blaming the victim to guarantee a good nights sleep.
You make a lot of assumptions. The guy going on about Afghans having lower IQ etc is a racist imperialist knob. Next he'll be saying we are doing them a favour by occupying their country - we are teaching them civility, bringing them culture etc.
Nothing to do with Afghanistans strategic geo-political importance of course
There's nothing quite like blaming the victim to guarantee a good nights sleep.
September 20, 2017, 11:25:30 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
Give me the next in the sequence - fish, chips, mushy peas and.....
September 20, 2017, 11:23:05 AM
Some of my best friends are as thick as pig shit
The guy going on about Afghans having lower IQ etc is a racist imperialist knob. Next he'll be saying we are doing them a favour by occupying their country - we are teaching them civility, bringing them culture etc.
Nothing to do with Afghanistans strategic geo-political importance of course
There's nothing quite like blaming the victim to guarantee a good nights sleep.
The guy going on about Afghans having lower IQ etc is a racist imperialist knob. Next he'll be saying we are doing them a favour by occupying their country - we are teaching them civility, bringing them culture etc.
Nothing to do with Afghanistans strategic geo-political importance of course
There's nothing quite like blaming the victim to guarantee a good nights sleep.
September 20, 2017, 11:22:13 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
September 20, 2017, 11:15:45 AM
And it could be argued that the EU is a de facto country.
This is what I meant with my comment. What good are borders when their govts collude, their companies, banks and the central banksters collude, one centrally controlled monetary system and currency, everything is unified, centrally planned and controlled under one order? Countries lose their identity and meaning, and their citizens have no way to protect/defend themselves culturally, financially or militarily. Everyone and everything is homogenized. Who then gives a shite over which border you decide to "live"? It's one unified cage you get to live in.
New World Order.
Maybe some are ok with that type of Orwellian society. I'm not.
Eh... who am I kidding though. It's not like the U.S. isn't centrally planned and controlled too. The citizens just don't know it yet, and remain living in complete denial. Many here believe we still have a "Democracy". Sigh..
September 20, 2017, 11:15:20 AM
It's neither racism nor bullshit, It's a well known fact that the IQ of the population of the world varies quite a bit. Even the BBC made a program about it, see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JLH9OKMnbU
If you watch the program, you will see its far more complex than it first appears. , IQ tests are biased toward western inteligence & education, and societies racism suppresses achievement in non-whites. So, basically it is racism and it is bullshit.
September 20, 2017, 11:12:07 AM
BTW, are you guys aware that almost all americans are european and asian "immigrants"
OK, let´s stop this. lets stay polite to eachother.
OK, let´s stop this. lets stay polite to eachother.
Yes of course, but that is not the issue.
The issue is that the last time I checked, there is not a country in the world that you can go to, just cross the border, and say "I'm going to live here permanently now." It doesn't, and shouldn't ever work like that.
Ummmmm Have you heard about the European Union?
Edit: 3 years ago I finished my PhD, I crossed a border (by plane) and I said "I'm going to live here as long as I want."
It's not quite that easy, you can cross the border in the EU, but you can only stay in another country for three months unless you get a job or study. And it could be argued that the EU is a de facto country.
FUD.
If you are from one of the schengen area state, you can do whatever you want for as long as you like within the 26 schengen states without needing any extra ids or paper.
26 states:
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
September 20, 2017, 11:07:25 AM
However, the Nordic countries do have an agreement that allows their citizens to freely cross the borders and stay as long as they want. (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands).
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