{"id":110477,"date":"2016-12-18T17:20:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T01:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=110477"},"modified":"2016-12-18T17:21:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T01:21:03","slug":"genes-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=110477","title":{"rendered":"Genes &#038; Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.unz.com\/jthompson\/what-iq-researchers-really-think-about-race-and-intelligence\/\">Comments at Unz.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>* If intelligence doesn\u2019t have some genetic component, then why do infertile couples pay money to acquire sperm from Ivy League men for artificial insemination? Why don\u2019t women with infertile husbands just have sex with any willing local bum at no charge?<\/p>\n<p>Also, why are sperm banks paying Ivy League men for donations? Why don\u2019t they just go to Skid Row or group homes for the mentally challenged and get the sperm there?<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for donating eggs \u2014 for which college women get big bucks. <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/technology\/future_tense\/2014\/11\/egg_donation_study_couples_want_donors_to_be_smart_athletic_good_looking.html\">Here<\/a> is an article from Slate titled \u201cCouples want donors to be smart, athletic, and good-looking.\u201d Notice the first word in that headline.<\/p>\n<p>And yet I\u2019ll bet if you asked any of these couples (or any Slate reader) about IQ and genetics when they were among friends at a party, they\u2019d deny any connection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comments at Unz.com: * If intelligence doesn\u2019t have some genetic component, then why do infertile couples pay money to acquire sperm from Ivy League men for artificial insemination? 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