Heir Intelligence

[Mick Mac]

Mentioned by the honourable Mr Quids in another thread.

In my experience not everyone believes in this concept. (I assume heir intelligence means genetic intelligence).

[????]

it was a typo it was meant to be "Their" , it was late...probably the end of this thread?

[ianr]

"To Jonquil and Hermione I leave 33 IQ points each, in the forlorn hope that they will make good use of them.

"What remains of my collection of marbles I leave in trust to the nation ..."

[Mick Mac]

Ok - new thread.

To what extent is intelligence genetic.

[Narnia]

So it's not 'hair intelligence'?

[????]

or Herr Intelligence?

[david_carnell]

Devlin, in the seminal work, "The Heritability of IQ" reckons it's about .50 in the general population. Most modern day textbooks and reference works tend to agree with that.

But that implies absolute equality thereafter. That is almost impossible to achieve. Therefore whilst nurture may also only be .50 it is more weighted.....if that makes sense.

Do we have any geneticists on here?

I know that counter intuitively, genetics plays a bigger part the older you are i.e. it suggests that the underlying genes actually express themselves by affecting a person's predisposition to build, learn, and develop mental abilities throughout the lifespan. Whereas at birth and early years it's all about nurture.

[????]

IQ is a socially constucted and hence bias measurement of intelligence - discuss

[Brendan]

It is completely hereditary. I say this based on the fact that me old dad is one of those many lettered, much published, variously pee haich deed and professorred sorts. Applying this logic I have never seen the point in extending my qualifications unnecessarily instead I add his to my name on the grounds of genetics.

On the subject of hair though, the extending of the hairs on the head and the face is of course linked in various ways to increasing the individual?s powers physically, mentally and spiritually. It is for instance a well known fact, to those who know it well, that the more days growth beard you have the better you are at wizplanking.

[????]

Supreme intelligence is measured by mad hair - Einstein or NO Hair Clive Sinclair. Short back and sides = average grade doofuss.

[Brendan]

Also, chicks dig beards.

[Mick Mac]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Also, chicks dig beards.

As Quids and I can confirm - we were out for one of the unoffical EDF summer drinks and Out of Focus seemed to have a lot of girlies wanting to chat to him.

Is that the sort of thing you meant Brendan......

[Brendan]

It is. OOF is indeed magnificently whiskered. Members of the better sex have an instinctive appreciation for such things and chaps willing to put in the effort reap the justifiable reward of their attentions.

[????]

Try telling that to Sean and I, spent all night in the Gowlett in bearded splendour and the only attention we got was MicMac trying to get us out of the way from the pool table

[Brendan]

Unfortunately there are some cases that no amount of facial hair can help.

EDIT. Hair. Facial hair!

[SeanMacGabhann]

Speak for yourself - I did alright that night ;-)

Ok it was with Mick, but still...

[Mick Mac]

Easy Sean, my wife and boyfriends read this forum.

Anyway - Either the hypnotherapy worked or it was uneventful. I don't remember anything.

[Mick Mac]

How about a genetic redistribution of intelligence.

Clever parents to be taxed on their smart genes and asked to allocate them to children of parents that are more challenged. Likewise stupid genes go the other way.

I think this is a good long term solution to a fairer society.

Who could possibly object? It all for the sake of fairness.

[mockney piers]

When you think about it, some of the ruling classes almost bred themselves out of existence by sticking to very small gene pools. The Hapsburgs became big chinned or chinless idiots, the SaxeCoburgs and Romanovs with all that Haemophilia.

[louisiana]

And then they all had sex with their dogs, which is why registered breed dogs look like their owners.

(Have you noticed how Crufts winners seem to have names as ridiculous as the British upper classes? And similar problems with small gene pools.)

http://www.pubquizhelp.com/misc/past_winners_crufts.html