Recent content by Roberth

Come on, you can do this easily! You do not even need Algebra for that! Use a rules squared sheet of paper, start at the same line with little and big Jesse beside each other and: let little Jesse first take 2 squares with this right foot, then 2 with his left etc. let big Jesse first...

Are this and the previous post serious or are they a joke? Roberth

Zeno's problem: That old kettle of fish Hi there, From a mathematical point of view the problem is related to infinitesimal calculations, ie. calculus. The non-rigorous ("rigorous" is a somewhat pompous term used by mathematicians and physicists =me) answer is: The [sum of the...

To Tigers2B1 The death penalty exists, whether good, bad, or indifferent. It exists and IQ results may play a role in certain capital punishment cases. In the Supreme Court decision, I think it was noted that the defendant had an IQ of 57. On your other point --- I really don’t think...

To Tigers2B1 IQ results are used as part of the determination of who is subject to the death penalty and who isn't. Do you see that as good or bad? I am not sure anymore on this board. This is a prime example for my statement. First, the death penalty should not be there in the first place...

My final posting to you on this thread This is totally ridiculous and I therefore will write a final summary to clarify open questions and then stop with this discussion. I no longer wish to waste my time with this intellectual banality of finding references referring to references and the...

I disagree. Truth is the only reasonable goal in science. No, it is not the only one and can never be. Your assertion concerning truth as a weapon is baseless and obscene. Concealing the truth is a crime against nature. The only crime against nature is when people are not humble against...

Sayings do not constitute science. IQ tests measure group factors and _g_. If these were worthless, there would be no concern over IQ tests and they would have vanished long ago. They persist because they measure a fundamental variance in human ability and are useful both for prediction and...

Brief note to selfAdjoint These are, of course, very valid questions. I will answer soon. Roberth

IQ tests measure intelligence. Repeated studies show it's very accurate in measuring Spearman's g. And I'm not sure what you mean by "old and widely" saying because it seems it has always been accepted that IQ measure intelligence. Spearman's g. Yes, I was talking about Spearman's g...

There must be ethic in science I don't believe in censoring science due to the assumption that people will make the wrong decision if told the truth. Who are you to decide for them? That is very close to a dictatorship. This is an old and widely debated argument and I was sure that it would...

I think the objections to IQ and IQ tests have been answered in this thread and others in this forum. Yes. The question is what you mean by 'answered'. They certainly cannot mean refuted, but I will leave it at that. I agree that the world would be nicer if these results were wrong...

The old story again? I have come across this debate by chance (my main interest is physics) and in a way I am sad about it. It does strike me, however, and therefore I will comment. What happened to the old and widely correct saying: "IQ tests measure how well you do on IQ tests!"...

Brief question about Aharanov-Bohm effect Hello Nightlight, I follow your exceptional discussion with Vanesch and a couple of other contributors. It is maybe the best dispute that I have read on this forum so far. In particular, it looks as if you and Vanesch are really getting 'somewhere'...

I widely agree with you. The one point I wanted to make though is that you can approach the same subject from different angles. There are people who are more physics-oriented and others who are more math-oriented. I am one of the first group. When I did my graduate level QM course, it took me...