From: Phil Goetz (philgoetz@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Nov 11 2005 - 10:51:35 MST
--- Martin Striz <mstriz@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/11/05, Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tennessee@tennessee.id.au> wrote:
> > That is also different in Australia.
>
> Actually I retract my retraction and stand by my original statement.
> The Mensa (International) web site clearly states that the
> organization exists "to identify and foster human intelligence for
> the
> benefit of humanity" as its first goal, ahead of "to promote
> stimulating intellectual and social opportunities for its members."
> I
> also know that the founders had this purpose in mind, and read
> somewhere that on the 50th anniversary, one of the founders said that
> he still had hope it might turn in that direction in the future.
> That's backed up by lots of commentary in the (American) Mensa
> Bulletins that I have and can dig up.
>
> Martin
>
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