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Meet the 12 year old with an IQ higher than Stephen Hawking’s

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With an IQ that high, perhaps he can explain what on Earth does IQ actually measure.

Using IQ to measure intelligence is like using your penis-length to measure how good you are in bed.

Sure, having a penis-size less than half the average might be a strong indicator of being bad in missionary, but anything above average doesn't necessarily mean better than average, and in fact might be counter-productive at the other extreme.

I agree. The problem is that people don't seem to understand that:

    Smartest Man in the World Espouses Virtues of Eugenics

    Chris Langan is the World’s Smartest Man. That’s not an 
    opinion, it’s a statement of fact. Mr. Langan’s IQ is 
    nearly 200. Oh, and he’s spent 20 years being a bouncer at 
    a bar.

http://onemansblog.com/2007/11/06/smartest-man-in-the-world-...

Here's a longer article that elaborates a bit more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369595/Jacob-Barnet...

This whole ordeal smells IMO. Though I'm probably biased from my recent experience in seeing Daniel Tammet and reading the following: http://infopractical.livejournal.com/77298.html

The original, longer, better article that one was cribbed from: http://www.indystar.com/article/20110320/LOCAL01/103200369/G...

Stephen Hawking has a 12-year old child? ;)

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