Essay talk:Thoughts on libertarianism and ego

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We have an article on the Dunning-Kruger effect. - π 04:18, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Two cents

  1. Luther was not the pioneer of the institution of the self-ordained prophet; he believed in the magisterium, state churches and (to a limited degree) the apostolic succession. The Puritans and Methodists were more responsible for that "individualistic" approach.
  2. I understand that there are other areas to computer science beyond the a priori theory based around Turing machines; artificial intelligence, for example.
  3. Connecting economic self-sufficiency with epistemological solipsism is a bit of a stretch. Mjollnir.svgListenerXTalkerX 05:36, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Mensa effect

Heh, I like it. I'll plug Keith Stanovich as usual -- he has done a good job at demonstrating that intelligence != rationality. Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 06:08, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Looks interesting, especially since my lab rat Eric loves using IQ to justify racism and cutting social spending. EVDebs (talk) 06:28, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Holy shit, you know a talking rat?! Star of David.png Radioactive Misanthrope 06:30, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Oh lawd, a scientific racist? Check some of the sources on that page for debunkings, esp. Flynn's work. Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 06:34, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
BTW, what kind of lab are you working in where someone can get away with spouting such archaic nonsense? Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 06:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
The kind where the Roger Clemens effect attaches in an unhealthy manner to people I used to respect who turn out to be complete wastes of DNA. EVDebs (talk) 08:02, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Roger Clemens effect? Does this involve steroids? Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 08:08, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
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