In my view, ideas and other intellectual productions are more interesting, more indicative of intelligence, and more productively debated than IQ alone.

Christopher Langan
In my view, ideas and other intellectual productions are more...
In my view, ideas and other intellectual productions are more...
In my view, ideas and other intellectual productions are more...
In my view, ideas and other intellectual productions are more...
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I am constantly amazed by people who can accurately quote famous movies or famous quotes, but who cannot accurately quote an academic study or a statistical analysis.

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