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10. It's possible that those who were educated

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 10:00 PM

Jul 2012

Last edited Tue Jul 24, 2012, 08:55 AM - Edit history (1)

were better educated than the average person of today (relatively speaking).

But we don't hear from the great masses who couldn't read or write.

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For the first time in 100 years, women’s IQ scores are better than those for men [View all] kpete Jul 2012 OP

Go back and read some letters written by Civil War soldiers.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #1

Our literacy rate today is lower than when we were British colonies. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #6

No it's not... toddwv Jul 2012 #9

One thing that we have defiantly lost is Drale Jul 2012 #14

Uh.. whathehell Jul 2012 #26

You would think so wouldn't you? I did. We were wrong. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #15

Hahahahahaha, right. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #24

no shit...those people could write! madrchsod Jul 2012 #7

However, a lot of those Civil War soldiers could neither read nor write Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #8

I bet functional illiteracy isn't far off that percentage today.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #12

So even with the compulsory educational system Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #13

It's possible that those who were educated 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #10

They didn't have as much to learn then though. wickerwoman Jul 2012 #20

I think the amount that an educated person could learn was the same 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #22

It's about relative difficulty and percentage though. wickerwoman Jul 2012 #23

Maybe we just spend less time telling girls "Math is hard." DirkGently Jul 2012 #2

That's because Women cbrer Jul 2012 #3

. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #4

Took 100 years to realize that women are more intelligent? n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #5

Age 15-18 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #11

For the 500th time DFW Jul 2012 #16

LOL! whathehell Jul 2012 #27

Just goes to show the IQ tests were biased malthaussen Jul 2012 #18

Multi-tasking.... How I hate that nonsensical word du jour. MattBaggins Jul 2012 #21

Glad to hear we've started having a good influence on them jberryhill Jul 2012 #28

Oh yea, and I bet you believe in GLOBAL WARMING too! rustydog Jul 2012 #29

I think IQ scores are very subjective. Callmecrazy Jul 2012 #30