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11-01-2005, 04:43 AM
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"ike the obvious implication is that chinese people are good at math" Because they study hard... "it's like saying black people have big penises" Blacks and caucasians are about the same, other races are a little smaller. "or are good at basketball" Look at the other top bball countries, they're mostly white. All of these sorts of things are cultural, not racial. [/ QUOTE ] how many 6'9" white guys do you see running around with 40" verticals? |
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#33
11-01-2005, 05:07 AM
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"Anyway my point of view is that it's not racism if it is:
(1) True, and: (2) You don't treat individual members of races differently. " If I notice enough of a trend of blind defending from those of Chinese providences hometowns then you all will be calling me a racist because I'll be letting all those boys' blinds alone just like I do the west Canadians' blinds. MS Sunshine |
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#34
11-01-2005, 05:32 AM
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I guess my issue with what ChrisV is saying is that . . . it seems to be he is saying that, despite the fact that we cannot say for sure that the IQ test is sufficient to determine genetic differences in intelligence, that shouldn't preclude us from determining that there are genetic differences in intelligence. But I don't see what evidence has been provided, apart from the IQ test, to suggest that that is in fact the case. [/ QUOTE ] What I'm saying is that there is a large body of evidence to say that different races get different average IQ test results. There's no evidence to say that IQ tests are a good measure of "intelligence" because that's just semantics: it depends on your definition of intelligence. Read the stuff in that article I posted on the general mental factor g for a discussion of the nature of whatever it is we're measuring. |
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#35
11-01-2005, 06:55 AM
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[ QUOTE ] Where do they get their BR from though lol. [/ QUOTE ] I'd stake 10k Chinese to play .01/.02 for me and take 50% of the earn *ducks* [/ QUOTE ] nh |
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#36
11-01-2005, 06:56 AM
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[ QUOTE ] I guess my issue with what ChrisV is saying is that . . . it seems to be he is saying that, despite the fact that we cannot say for sure that the IQ test is sufficient to determine genetic differences in intelligence, that shouldn't preclude us from determining that there are genetic differences in intelligence. But I don't see what evidence has been provided, apart from the IQ test, to suggest that that is in fact the case. [/ QUOTE ] What I'm saying is that there is a large body of evidence to say that different races get different average IQ test results. There's no evidence to say that IQ tests are a good measure of "intelligence" because that's just semantics: it depends on your definition of intelligence. Read the stuff in that article I posted on the general mental factor g for a discussion of the nature of whatever it is we're measuring. [/ QUOTE ] The problem is that the IQ tests are not blind to education, training and being able to read. But some asian countries have reported better averages than any other country. The reason for that could be one of several (selection bias, better preparedness, deliberate misrepresentation because of national pride and of course a higher IQ). It is also noticable that if you believe these studies the average person in some African countries are at the level of a retard (~70 IQ). I would take these studies with a pretty large grain of salt. Most likely there are pretty big problems with data collection and sample size. Besides that it is these days pretty hard to find serious academics that equate IQ tests with intelligence. The tests are pretty limited. Don't tell Sklansky though. I don't want him to pop a vein. |
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#37
11-01-2005, 10:13 AM
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You are assuming that all of the people who activate PartyPoker accounts will have the ability, resources and drive that it takes to succeed at beating them.
Peronally I am hoping that PP takes off in China because it, to me, is a giant pool of new disposable cash having fish. Sure some of them will get good, but it will take time-and many of them wont be winners, they'll be fish. ` |
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#39
11-01-2005, 10:15 AM
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ditto on thailand
american women are overrated american cities are overrated american nightclubs are overrated american food is overrated america is overrated |
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