Do you have a suggestion to change the Constitution?

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Do you have a suggestion to change the Constitution?

The Atlantic: 12 Uncommon Suggestions for Amending the Constitution. http://goo.gl/mag/vUF2jF3
http://goo.gl/mag/vUF2jF3

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Reverend Eric Ha said…
My suggestion would be: Shoot/hang/electrocute any American with an IQ under 100 who has any form of opinion about how the Constitution should be changed because of something they believe but cannot prove.
April 29, 2013 at 1:32 PM
Kenny Ward said…
Nothing wrong with the one we have, just need some reenforcement
April 29, 2013 at 2:15 PM
Kevin C. (KevinC) said…
Reverend Eric Ha Might wanna take out the part about no "cruel and unusual" punishments first...

I think you are over-estimating the benefits of intelligence. Those with IQs over 100 can easily rationalize themselves into some completely absurd views too.
April 30, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Reverend Eric Ha said…
Kevin C. yes, they can but those under 100 are prone to believe simply what those around them tell them to believe. It's not people with high IQ's that churches are full of.
April 30, 2013 at 1:03 PM
Kevin C. (KevinC) said…
Reverend Eric Ha Actually, it is. I couldn't easily find studies of churchgoers specifically, so I'll substitute non-atheist for churchgoer. The average intelligence difference between atheists and non-atheists is only 6 IQ points. That still means somewhere in excess of 40% of churchgoers are going to have IQs over 100.
April 30, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Kevin C. (KevinC) said…
Reverend Eric Ha I'll ignore the ad hominem once, do it again and I'll stop replying to you.

That graph is from the exact same Wikipedia article I got the difference of 6 IQ points, I focused on the figure that measured individuals not averages though. "Firstly, using data from a U.S. study of 6,825 adolescents, the authors found that atheists scored 6 IQ points higher than non atheists." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence#Studies_comparing_religious_belief_and_I.Q.

That graph shows average IQ across a country, so does not address this question very well. That the averages for religious countries are so high implies that there are still a lot of people with IQs above 100 being included.

IQ is distributed roughly along a bell curve, though the distribution is a little flatter in the middle. In order for the average to only be 6 points lower, most of the IQ scores above average must still be present in the non-atheist set.
April 30, 2013 at 1:52 PM
Reverend Eric Ha said…
Saying the methodology sucks is hardly an ad hominem..but please, feel free to stop replying.
April 30, 2013 at 1:53 PM
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