Dear Richard,
I am SO happy that you jumped in and pointed out the
alternative perspectives that some of us have on the
nature of "intelligence".
I only continued to use this word within the same context of
the previous post to be able to demonstrate a model. My
own personal concept of "intelligence" was not represented.
I like yours much better.
I look forward to reading lots more stuff from you.
Sincerely,
Scott
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Richard Hall <rhall at uvi.edu> wrote in article
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> rlh reply:
>> Good points Scott.
>> However,
>> The glittering technologies at our disposal allow our "intellect" greater
> range of expression and failure to master those resources may be a form
of
> natural selection under any number of conditions. Unfortunately, we
cannot
> even be certain that intellect is predominantly an inherited
> characteristic. And unless the greater mass of humanity "steps" aside,
it
> is still unlikely that gifted technocrats will find immortality by
> dominating the human gene pool. Selection is not preordained, but it is
> shaped by history. And history has not been kind to extremes in
intellect
> or stupidity. My horoscope tells me so ;-(.
>> From another perspective:
>> The human mind is facile and agile, but mastery of new challenges does
not
> compell a need for increased intellectual ability. As I pound the
keyboard
> of my Mac trying to interface my old worn preamplifiers and stimulus
> isolation units to create instrumentation for a neurosciences laboratory,
I
> still cannot get my VCR to record the X-Files. Had I children perhaps
they
> would handle the VCR end of things, but more likely they would tape
> something else just to tick me off...kids these days.
>> Maybe if I were smart enough to use a PentiumPC, things would be
different.
> If anyone wants the movie rights to my life they will have to pay my
> mastercard bill first.
>> The more things change, the more they stay the same.
>> rlh
>>> Richard Hall
> Comparative Animal Physiologist
> Division of Sciences and Mathematics
> University of the Virgin Islands
> St. Thomas, USVI 00802
>> 809-693-1386
>rhall at uvi.edu