That's a good point and one that I hadn't thought of.
It's that way with IQ, I think. A lot of people think that IQ=knowledge, but if I remember correctly from college, it has more to do with with latency.
In other words, it's possible to be intelligent and know very little or to not be intelligent and know a lot.
This is one of those things that drives me crazy. You have people telling us that we're evolved beings and yet on the other hand it's been taboo to even mention the possibility that an isolated group (or groups) of people may have evolved with more or less intelligence.
I'm not saying that it's that way, but it's definitely within the realm of possibility. But, if you want to get shut down, just mention that you think that it's a possibility.
Sometimes the truth just is what it is, and not what we want it to be.
It is economically unsound to invest into a project that does not have a well defined budget, it will end up costing more than it has to, since no one will keep track of how well the money is spent.
Isn't that how everyone else besides government (from individuals to corporations) approaches an expenditure? When I purchase *anything* for my organization, the first thing that we evalaute is how much we're willing to spend for it.
I guess that's less of a concern when you're on the taxpayers' dime.
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That's a good point and one that I hadn't thought of.
It's that way with IQ, I think. A lot of people think that IQ=knowledge, but if I remember correctly from college, it has more to do with with latency.
In other words, it's possible to be intelligent and know very little or to not be intelligent and know a lot.
This is one of those things that drives me crazy. You have people telling us that we're evolved beings and yet on the other hand it's been taboo to even mention the possibility that an isolated group (or groups) of people may have evolved with more or less intelligence.
I'm not saying that it's that way, but it's definitely within the realm of possibility. But, if you want to get shut down, just mention that you think that it's a possibility.
Sometimes the truth just is what it is, and not what we want it to be.
It is economically unsound to invest into a project that does not have a well defined budget, it will end up costing more than it has to, since no one will keep track of how well the money is spent.
Isn't that how everyone else besides government (from individuals to corporations) approaches an expenditure? When I purchase *anything* for my organization, the first thing that we evalaute is how much we're willing to spend for it.
I guess that's less of a concern when you're on the taxpayers' dime.
They gambled and lost. $250M dropped in a hole and it never hit bottom.
If that had been in the private sector, somebody would have gotten fired...in this case they probably were promoted.
Wish I had some mod points--that's too funny! Thanks for the giggle.