<p>I was reading the other day (reading is my favorite holiday break activity, other than eating Christmas cookies), and found this quote in the book Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer.</p>
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Psychologist David Perkins conducted an interesting correlational study in which he found a strong positive correlation between intelligence (measured by a standard IQ test) and the ability to give reasons for taking a point of view and defending that position; he also found a strong negative correlation between intelligence and the ability to consider other alternatives. That is, the higher the IQ, the greater the potential for ideological immunity.
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<p>I thought it was deliciously relevant to our discussion. Whatever else a 2400 SAT score means, it apparently means one is prone to arguing pointlessly on internet message boards without considering the validity of alternative opinions.</p>
<p>"Psychologist David Perkins conducted an interesting correlational study in which he found a strong positive correlation between intelligence (measured by a standard IQ test) and the ability to give reasons for taking a point of view and defending that position; he also found a strong negative correlation between intelligence and the ability to consider other alternatives. That is, the higher the IQ, the greater the potential for ideological immunity." </p>
<p>I read Michael Shermer's book not quite a year ago, and that statement caught my eye too. I went to alma mater's academic library to look for Perkins's book, but found that I cannot verify the exact statement that Shermer attributes to Perkins. I find it interesting that this doesn't source out properly, as the statement is plausible. This is an issue that should be researched some more, I think.</p>
<p>I'd like a citation for any quotation attributed to Confucius, as all of the works traditionally attributed to him or purporting to quote him can literally be cited by chapter and verse. I have read his main works in the original Literary Chinese.</p>
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I'd like a citation for any quotation attributed to Confucius, as all of the works traditionally attributed to him or purporting to quote him can literally be cited by chapter and verse. I have read his main works in the original Literary Chinese.
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<p>Although as many Chinese of my age, we memorize Confucius's book by heart, I don't have the book with me to provide the requested citation. Perhap someoneelse could step in to help.</p>
<p>Or you could type it out (romanization would work, as I think CC doesn't want us to post in other scripts), and I can read it that way, if you have it memorized.</p>
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Or you could type it out (romanization would work, as I think CC doesn't want us to post in other scripts), and I can read it that way, if you have it memorized.
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<p>Thanks for your suggestion. It is like" wei sun zi yu hsia yu pu ee" . That is "wei (only)sun(top) zi(intelligent) yu(and) hsia(low) yu(fool) pu(not) ee(move)"</p>
<p>i have not read this whole thread (nor am i going to because...well....i have a life) but the title caught my eye....</p>
<p>if i knew a 2400 would get me into MIT i would only study SAT books and get my 2400 (or 1600, whatever) in 9th grade (which is actually when i got my highest sitting SAT as it is) and then slack off for the rest of the remaining four years. </p>
<p>i would end up with a 2400 and a 2.0gpa, tops. probably less because at my school to get a C you have to put in effort. </p>
<p>soooo although im guessing these kids with 2400s didnt get 2.0s, rather, much much higher, my point is SATs are not the be all and end all...if we are talking public state university, sure, theres probably a formula they do (i know my state's u has a 2/3 formula, with SAT accounting for 33% and gpa for 66%) but this is MIT.....there is a lot more to a person than a perfect SAT score and a 4.0, and a 2400 doesnt necessarily mean you rock at life and deserve to be at such an awesome university.</p>
<p>speaking for all of the current applicants WITHOUT 2400s and 4.0s (because i dont have it, so i cant speak for them....)</p>
<p>we are not numbers. we are people, and we appreciate it when schools like MIT view us as such. thank you for taking the time to look at our whole application and not just our scores and gpas. we have more to offer you than that--we have ourselves.</p>
<p>AMEN to all ye who said that the difference between a 2400 and a 22X0 can't be easily gauged!</p>
<p>Practice makes perfect, and with the SAT, it is largely about practice. They're looking for more than just the courses that you might have taken, or the time you might have devoted to one test.</p>
<p>What baffles me is the amazingly low EA (ED?) acceptance rate this year...</p>