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Intelligence is Inherited

Posted by michael on from the insanity-is-too dept.

codeButcher writes: "Now you can blame it on your parents! NewScientist.com reports on a study done on twins, that determines that IQ [and lack thereof then too, I suppose] is inherited. Quote: The finding suggests that environment - their own personal experiences, what they learned in life, who they knew - played a negligible role in shaping it."

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  1. Re:IQ Bunkum by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is no good quantifiable measurement for intelligence.

    You mean there is no generally accepted definition of intelligence.

    Once you reach a conclusion as to what skills represent intelligence, it is quite clear that a test evaluating those skills is a very short step.