Why IQ could be used to 'prove' that black people are less intelligent.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a racist. I am actually using this idea to show just how goddamn ridiculous the notion that IQ has anything to do with intelligence is.

You've heard about it before. "Oh, I'm really smart, my IQ is through the roof!" "X famous person had an IQ of 180!" The fact is, while such people may have (or would have) received such scores on such tests it has no bearing on their actual intelligence.

Let's start with myself. I scored above 140 on an IQ test administered by a recognized psychologist. This should get those silly accusations of being 'jealous of high scorers' out of the way. Keep in mind, I'm not using this to brag, but rather to show that I have very little bias in my writing of this article. I also was quite sleepy, and didn't try very hard. And this brings me to my first point.

IQ scores can easily go up or down depending on the state of the person at a given time, or the amount that they try. It's just like any test. This has no real bearing on intelligence. I screwed up the 'spatial' section slightly, but had I been in a better state and had practiced said puzzles a bit, I probably would have done perfectly. Did I get 'more intelligent'? Maybe I learned to solve patterns slightly better, but overall, no. There are many sites and advertisements claiming to 'increase your IQ score'. The fact of the matter is that they may very well be true, because an IQ test, even one administered by a 'licensed psychologist' is just that: A TEST! This brings me to my next point: Better test takers will most likely score better on these tests. Is this indicative of anything more than test taking skills and possible 'mental sharpening'? No.

There was also a 'written section' full of simple problems. I solved these quickly and easily. HOWEVER, if I had been able to write faster, couldn't I have gotten more done? Here's another fallacy of so called "IQ tests": they also depend on how fast you can write!

IQ tests have been used to determine the supposed 'genetics of intelligence'. While some people may be more inclined (or occasionally, extremely more inclined) in one area of intelligence, this is another major fallacy. OF COURSE kids of modern adjusted parents are going to have higher scores on a test biased towards what modern society perceives as 'intelligence' than the kids of someone lazier or less adjusted. Going back to my criticism of biological predestination, this provides an easy way to overlook types of intelligences that are not directly beneficial to society's turbo capitalism. This is largely why you see the cynicism of high level intellectuals completely overlooked in schooling (Einstein, Thoreu, Thomas Jefferson, etc) and rather see only their completely objective 'contributions' examined. If people were to realize that those who supposedly 'contributed to society' the most had harsh words for it, they wouldn't have such a rosy vision and be mindlessly compliant, right?

IQ scores have also been used to justify arrogance, which clearly is on the basis of believing oneself to be innately more intelligent. They are also used for the converse. Let me explain. Most people have their heads largely in the sand and probably could act more intelligently and critically than they are now. Of course, there will be differences, strengths, and weaknesses, but this is besides the point. The IQ system not only instills a sense of elitism geared towards those most adjusted to modern society and refuses to recognize this, but keeps people from recognizing their potential because they have determined themselves to be 'ho hum' and because they are scared of acknowledging that they are doing virtually nothing with their lives. This is one of the main reasons why stupid activities are so comforting. They are an escape from the ominous cloud of perspective and reason that hovers high over the heads of the masses.

Now, on to 'racial intelligence'. It's been long shown that the poor and those in third world countries score poorly on IQ tests. Therefore, it could thus be 'proven' that blacks and minorities are less intelligent than white people. However, this assumes that IQ tests are a legitimate tests of intelligence, as was debunked before. You will never hear about this in classrooms or on the news because it would be politically incorrect. Unfortunately, even the victims on the end of this nonsensical fallacy believe in it, and thus would interpret such a statement to be of equivalence to someone shouting "Blacks are less intelligent than white people!" Of course, that would be a ridiculous thing to say, but IQ tests showing blacks to be 'less intelligent' is even more ridiculous if used as a standard in society. The reality is that blacks and minorities, on average, tend to be poorer than whites. And that's it.

As was shown in 'Commonsense Rebellion', a highly interesting (and recommended) book by Bruce Levine, Walter Lippmann said:

"If . . . the impression takes root that these tests really measure intelligence, that they constitute a sort of last judgment on the child's capacity, that they reveal "scientifically" his predestined ability, then it would be a thousand times better if all the intelligence testers and all their questionnaires were sunk without warning in the Sargasso Sea."