John Knight wrote:
> "Mark D. Morin" <mdmpsyd at NOSPAMgwi.net> wrote in message
>>>>The mere mention of the differences between the sexes, in your mind, is
>>>"prejudice"!
>>>>>>Do we have that right?
>>>>No.
>>You are exercising circular reasoning.
>>>>>>>>>Is this your final answer?
>>>>>>John Knight
>>>>>>>>>>>>ps--and now that you've concluded that "prejudice" is involved,
>>>>Prejudice has been involved for millenia. Prejudice exists despite
>>evidence and prejudice is what blinds people to evidence. Prejudice
>>evokes the circular reasoning that you have been so good at. Prejudice
>>is independant of data--show me the data fool.
>>>>>>> Well, it's pretty clear that you're just trolling now.
>> You haven't got the slightest idea if anyone's "prejudiced" regarding their
> opinion, whether it's their opinion of the data, or of the crooks who
> manipulated it. You didn't level that charge because you wanted to avoid or
> critique any possible prejudice. You levelled that charge only because you
> (and I) know that it's impossible for you to defend your position.
>> You keep repeating the mantra about "measurement errors" of one of the
> simplest things in the world to measure,
Who is trolling? What do you know about measuring brain volume or number
of neurons in a brain? Both are exceptionally unreliable.
without ever pointing out
> specifically where you believe these measurement errors are. This was
> simply an attempt to discredit what you know (or at least sense) to be a
> FACT.
>> You're willing to go to great lengths to attempt to refute the correlation
> between brain size and GRE scores, no matter what the facts are.
The fact is, there is a robust correlation between age and brain volume.
If age is not controlled for, you can not say anything about between sex
differences.
It's clear
> now that the only reason you haven't provided any valid references is that
> you haven't found a single data point which refutes any of these statistics,
> or which even suggests that there are any significant "measurement errors".
>> The correct description of what someone thinks of people who do this isn't
> "prejudice", though );
>> John Knight
>>
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