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To: Noumenon

not surprised about IQ being 80% determined by genetics ... i’ve repeatedly noted that very intelligent parents tend to sire intelligent offspring ...

i’ve also noted that very intelligent folks excel whether they be a self-employed electrician or a self-employed arborist ...


8 posted on 01/17/2022 9:00:16 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman
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14 posted on 01/17/2022 9:36:48 PM PST by Osage Orange (1961 VW Two Door Truck)
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To: catnipman
i’ve repeatedly noted that very intelligent parents tend to sire intelligent offspring ...

Yes, but one should not underestimate the impact of "regression to the mean" (cited above).

Two genius-level parents will have children whose intelligence is shifted slightly to the right on the bell curve. The chances of any single child also being a genius is maybe only twice that of a child selected at random from the general population (i.e.: the chance shifts from "very low" to only "low").

It is vital that high-I.Q. parents bear this fact in mind.

Regards,

34 posted on 01/17/2022 11:30:17 PM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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