From: Philip Goetz (philgoetz@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2006 - 05:25:34 MST
On 3/7/06, Jeff Medina <analyticphilosophy@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/7/06, Philip Goetz <philgoetz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Some, like the belief that IQ is the highest value in
> > life, are common among technophiles.
>
> General intelligence is a derivative value, gaining its import from
> the straightforward fact that greater general intelligence is a
> subgoal that increases the likelihood of success for nearly every
> other possible goal.
So is every other positive trait - money, good looks, social
connections, patience, height, self-confidence. Intelligence doesn't
obviously have more effect on success than any of these.
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