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SoLiDUS · 05-28-2003, 08:49 PM

[quote:819ac]I mean, what if that child grew up to be a famous dcotor, and cures some disease like cancer or AIDS (another irresponsible thing). Imagine what that kid may have done. Now think of the potential all those aborted babies could have had.[/quote:819ac]

Statistically speaking, this would not happen: he/she would be another
average oaf, a leech of precious resources. I can't deny the possibility,
but this is as far as it goes. Men and women of genius don't come along
very often and the odds of the child being a prodigy are lowered again
if the man and woman are not of exceptional intelligence: this is not a
rule, but considering that individuals with high IQs usually have children
with high IQs as well, understand that average people are not blessed
often with children of superior intellectual abilities. Just something you
should think about...

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SoLiDUS is Offline Senior Member Posts: 5,158 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada	05-28-2003, 08:49 PM [quote:819ac]I mean, what if that child grew up to be a famous dcotor, and cures some disease like cancer or AIDS (another irresponsible thing). Imagine what that kid may have done. Now think of the potential all those aborted babies could have had.[/quote:819ac] Statistically speaking, this would not happen: he/she would be another average oaf, a leech of precious resources. I can't deny the possibility, but this is as far as it goes. Men and women of genius don't come along very often and the odds of the child being a prodigy are lowered again if the man and woman are not of exceptional intelligence: this is not a rule, but considering that individuals with high IQs usually have children with high IQs as well, understand that average people are not blessed often with children of superior intellectual abilities. Just something you should think about...