Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and population ageing may be why

Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by 0xFFC on Friday September 29, 2017 @03:36PM (#15368417)

>It does not indicate that only, e.g., spacial ability is falling. Given that verbal is a direct component in its own right (as well as a factor in other areas due to comprehension and communication), it is reasonable to state that verbal is likely a factor in the falling average IQ.

You gave your answer here:

>You're just asserting things you want to be true.

Article states the IQ has been dropped. We don’t knew which part, we don’t know why, we don’t now how much.

You are just saying “immigrants have problem with language” -> “immigration causes this drop”. This is total nonsense. We don’t know. Maybe there is the change is related to influence of smartphone and etc. has you calculated how much immigrants we accepted? How much our IQ has been dropped? Does the math makes sense with these numbers or there should be other factors?

We don’t know. Do you understand what “we don’t know” means?

I think the best answer is what you gave to yourself.

>You're just asserting things you want to be true.

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Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by dpark on Friday September 29, 2017 @04:21PM (#15368784)

> You are just saying “immigrants have problem with language” -> “immigration causes this drop”.

I never said anything like that. My comments have addressed nothing except your claim that linguistic skills are irrelevant in IQ tests, a claim which you've clearly based on nothing.

> This is total nonsense. We don’t know. Maybe there is...

No one said that this is the cause. Someone proposed it as a potential reason. Someone else proposed that if so, the language barrier might be the issue. These are just hypotheses. They might be right. They might be wrong. They might be contributing along with many factors. The fact that "we don't know" doesn't mean it's unreasonable to discuss, though.

> Do you understand what “we don’t know” means?

You should ease up on the condescension toward others. You're clearly not even reading comments at this point. You're just ranting and your arrogance is unwarranted. I don't know why you're so upset that someone would suggest that immigration might impact a nation's measured IQ, but if you can't engage civilly, maybe you shouldn't engage.

(By the way, it did not escape my attention that you again failed to provide any sources that back up your claims about IQ tests. You seem to demand a much higher standard of evidence from others than you demand of yourself.)

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Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by 0xFFC on Monday October 02, 2017 @03:59AM (#15382317)

It seems you are not capable of understanding what "we don't know" means and continuing this discussion is pointless.

I asked for statistics and wanted a number. pointing ideas without any numbers is ridiculous. I am fascinated how much people can ignore what they don't like to see.

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