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makeworld

@georgepotter ok, I'll stop replying then. I would have appreciated if you cited sources as well. Thanks for chatting a bit rather than just blocking me, although I could have done without the insults.

As a final link, I enjoyed this piece that discusses why/when it can be useful to just accept mainstream opinion: slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/03/

12 April at 20:59 | Wall-to-wall | Open on merveilles.town
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George Potter replied to makeworld

@makeworld if anything I had claimed could not be sourced via the most cursory of searches then I'd have provided citations.

What you seem to miss is that I spent most of my life accepting mainstream opinion about IQ, not least because that was rather complimentary to myself. The trouble is that the arguments against the validity of IQ have no good rebuttals, and you have failed to provide any yourself.

Look up what an appeal to authority is, it seems to be your primary argument.

12 April at 21:03 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
George Potter replied to George

@makeworld If you want to convince me that the arguments against IQ are wrong, then you need to provide actual rebuttals, not simply rely on logical fallacies to avoid questioning, or defending, your own assumptions. Have a good evening.

12 April at 21:05 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
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