The intelligence levels are roughly analogous to 1930′s America. The issue isn’t intelligence...Except that we know that intelligence benefits -can- still be achieved, because we are still seeing improvements. The Flynn effect is still being observed in lower-than-average IQ populations in the SU
Only if you believe in the Flynn effect and you are willing to extrapolate backwards and infer that Western populations were border-line retarded then and were of comparable levels to other populations now.
No, I’m assuming everything you say is true, and telling you your conclusions are still wrong.
This does not address the point I made about proximate versus indirect effects of interventions.
Only if you believe in the Flynn effect and you are willing to extrapolate backwards and infer that Western populations were border-line retarded then and were of comparable levels to other populations now.
The Flynn Effect is borne out by data. Are you saying you -don’t- believe in it, and if not, on what grounds?
(Note that an average IQ of 80 doesn’t imply borderline-retarded people, provided, as suggested by the correlation between improving literacy and improving IQ, that IQ is partially some form of trainable skill.)
Only if you believe in the Flynn effect and you are willing to extrapolate backwards and infer that Western populations were border-line retarded then and were of comparable levels to other populations now.
This does not address the point I made about proximate versus indirect effects of interventions.
The Flynn Effect is borne out by data. Are you saying you -don’t- believe in it, and if not, on what grounds?
(Note that an average IQ of 80 doesn’t imply borderline-retarded people, provided, as suggested by the correlation between improving literacy and improving IQ, that IQ is partially some form of trainable skill.)