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To: Gib Bogle who wrote (3159)	1/8/2006 3:34:01 AM
From: Seeker of Truth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217942

Good afternoon, Mr. Bogle, I assume you mistyped and meant that Maurice thinks that intelligence is correlated with wealth. The strongest correlation of this type is the inverse correlation in developed countries of number of children with intelligence. Because of this there is a general decrease of intelligence happening in "advanced" countries, i.e. those with adequate food and health facilities. I suggest as measures of intelligence in a society: interest in voting and decline of religion. So it should be more profitable, other things being equal, to invest in countries where participation in voting is strong and religion is weakening. Classifying China in this respect is difficult. There is certainly a state religion, which asserts the existence of an infallible group who are always correct. Everybody professes this religion but inside only a few believe in it.

To: Gib Bogle who wrote (3159)	1/8/2006 5:05:53 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217942

<you must also know that number of offspring is negatively correlated with wealth> So I've heard. Though I've never seen data. Maybe it's an urban myth. Maybe that applies only for those above IQ 100. Maybe those at IQ 80 and below have few children, or the children die. The fact is that humans have got a LOT smarter than our chimpoid ancestors AND vastly more wealthy. Maybe there is some oddity in the last few decades, though the Flynn Effect shows continuing brainpower increases. <I know that you believe that affluence is correlated with wealth> That's funny, I read that as saying intelligence is correlated with wealth and was later puzzled by Seeker of Truth's comment about your typo. I thought I read what you thought you'd written. Of course affluence is correlated with wealth. Being poor is correlated with poverty. Not only do I think there's correlation of brainpower with wealth, I think wealth is caused by brainpower. Mqurice

To: Gib Bogle who wrote (3159)	1/8/2006 5:12:40 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217942

"affluence is correlated with wealth?" You have to look to countries that provided to much welfare and ended up with less intelligent people. That because the fact that you need to fend for yourself raises your brains sharpness. I was not much impressed with the intelligence of the young Canadians (some 20 years ago when I crossed Canada coast-to-coast). I always think it is because they didn't feel cold, hunger or threat of not having what to eat. Have to compete for a job. Also the 30 year old German I find less intelligent than the ones who already retired with whom I worked back in the 80s. I think it is because those guys sons of WWII veterans or had grown up duirng tough times they were forced to think to get rich. Todays young Germans speak much better Englsih. Are more polished and travelled but I think they would be eaten for breakfast if competing with the old folks.