posts by anon 0x11b

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in thread "The Biosingularity":

I'm both a hereditarian and an IQ-respecter. ... 14mo ago 10 10

I'm both a hereditar 10 10

The comparison I would make is with Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) of drugs. Even an effect with good statistical significance and effect size, more than enough for FDA approval, can be hard to discern in smaller, low-N studies, much less with N = 1. ... 14mo ago 7 7

The comparison I wou 7 7

This is key. Aristotle might add, the human as specific form, i.e., form of a species. ... 14mo ago 5 5

This is key. Aristot 5 5

Absolutely key. As I've noted in another thread, no one, no matter their genes or how high their IQ, learns advanced mathematics, or great poetry, on their own. They need to be taught (at a bare minimum by exposure to books). ... 14mo ago 6 6

Absolutely key. As I 6 6

I contest the weak and reductive view of aesthetics as merely subjective and superstitious. There is good evidence, for example, that common views of human beauty, valuing symmetry and particular forms, track genetic fitness and health, and did so long bef... 14mo ago 7 7

I contest the weak a 7 7

I'm a realist. I believe that reality should be (and ultimately will be, whether we like it or not) the test of our thought and action. This is why I think that judgments need to be checked against scientific, historical, and technological knowledge. I sim... 14mo ago 5 5

I'm a realist. I bel 5 5