hopems at mail.utexas.edu (Hope Munro Smith) wrote in message news:<hopems-1307021041510001 at cs6625171-151.austin.rr.com>...
> In article <ClXX8.4966$9U1.2140987 at news20.bellglobal.com>, "Parse Tree"
> <parsetree at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > > > > These studies are all quite meaningless. It is a fact that men
> perform
> > > > > > > better in mathematics, which means that males have a higher level
> > > > > > > performance. Anything else is an arbitrary assessment, just as it
> > > > would
> > > > be
> > > > > > > to say that males perform better because their brains are
> different.
> > > > > > > Completely arbitrary.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm female, and I was a numerical mathematics major in college.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My IQ tested off the scale.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So much for your theories.
> > > > >
> > > > > We're talking about the average. And the fact that you think a single
> > > > > anecdote refutes this, doesn't speak well for your reasoning.
> > >
> > > True, anecdotes don't make for a sound logical argument, but beyond
> > > that, what's you're point? What's your underlying motivation behind
> > > this thread?
> >
> > Just clearing some issues about correlations. All we know is that men
> > perform better on math tests. Which doesn't mean anything at all, because
> > it is imposible to take upbringing into account.
> >
> > > I'll concede that the sexes are not equal. ...But then again, we
> > > don't find "equality" AMONG the sexes either.
> >
> > No, we don't.
> >
> > > For example, you speak of mathematical achievers as being
> > > overwhelmingly male... but that doesn't mean that ALL men are
> > > mathematically gifted. It only means that mathematical achievers are
> > > more likely to be male. And, they may only comprise a tiny fraction
> > > of the entire male population, in which case we cannot make the
> > > assumption that they are even *representative* of the entire male
> > > population.
> >
> > No, I speak of the average make as being a better performer in math than the
> > average female. This is likely more of a call for feminism, because it
> > shows the incredible bias in raising a female as opposed to a male.
> >
> > > I'd let the issue drop at that, except I remember that you're that guy
> > > who believes that the Nineteenth Amendment ought to be repealed, women
> > > ought not to have driving privileges nor even be allowed to attend
> > > college.
Can you name any way in which women benefitted from any of this? Does
it compensate for the 50 fold increase in the divorce rate, or the 10
fold increase in the homicide rate, or the two thirds plunge in family
incomes in the last 4 decades?
I doubt it.
John Knight
