RE: Yup. "Murrica Has No Shortage of Deplorable Motherfuckers
June 22, 2018 at 9:30 am
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2018 at 9:33 am by Mister Agenda.)
(June 22, 2018 at 9:13 am)henryp Wrote: If you want to answer the question as asked, do you think it could be shown to be true? That white people from Connecticut as a group are smarter than white people from Alabama?
edit: I see you could be cutesy with that as well.
How about this, do you think White people in Connecticut are probably smarter in general than White people in Alabama.
Seems unlikely that there would be a significant difference. But if they are, it is likely due to differing average levels of educational attainment and differences in history that have affected their institutions, and possibly other environmental factors. I mean, it's obvious when you compare white people to white people that it's not really their race that's the relevant factor, isn't it?
(June 22, 2018 at 9:13 am)henryp Wrote: Or, do you think Atheists are probably smarter than Theists in general?
Despite their tendency to be aware that the words 'atheists' and 'theists' aren't properly capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence or when part of a proper name, such as 'American Atheists' when referring to that organization; the slight difference in the favor of atheists on IQ tests is virtually meaningless in real life and almost certainly due to local (might not get the same results in the PRC, for instance) and confounding factors (atheists in the USA tend to run a year or two more formal education, for instance) rather than 'inherent intelligence'. In other words, any difference (however insignificant) is likely due to different circumstances, not due to their differing opinions on one topic.
(June 22, 2018 at 9:16 am)Napoléon Wrote:(June 22, 2018 at 8:57 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: I don't think 'blacks are less intelligent and more lazy than whites' is factually accurate, so there's that. They're not deplorable due to the occasions that they're factually accurate.
You’ve misquoted me here. The factually accurate comment is in reference to the OP calling Trump supporters deplorable for saying something factually accurate. Which is that news reports on this subject were fabricated.
Nothing to do with black people being less intelligent than whites.
I didn't claim to quote you at all, in the body of my post. I don't agree that Trump supporters are deplorable for saying factually accurate things, or for merely being Trump supporters. I think the 40% of Trump Supporters who are clearly racist are deplorable for their racism. Again, it's not being factually accurate that makes deplorable people deplorable.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.