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From: dcs2e@darwin.clas.Virginia.EDU (David Christopher Swanson)
Subject: Re: RACE and IQ
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In reply to Edward,
	I believe intelligence is valued in the way it is
partly because it seems harder to increase or obtain than
things like character.  It is generally a lot easier for an
unreliable person to become reliable than for a dumb person to
become smart.
	I'm not sure that courage, creativity, etc. are not
dependent on intelligence - though perhaps that requires me to
give a broader definition of intelligence than what the IQ is a
measure of.
	Einstein would probably have tested quite high on an IQ
test.  I hadn't heard about his slowness, except in elementary
school.  He is famous for his absent-mindedness.  Perhaps you
are confusing the two?
David
