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Old February 24th, 2005 #4
Alex Linder
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Originally Posted by Jenab
Does anybody know something I don't know? I'd like this mystery cleared up. I wrote to Black educator Thomas Sowell, asking him for his opinion, and I got a personal insult as my only reply.

Someone else is asking similar questions.
http://hiqnews.megafoundation.org/20...Conundrums.htm

Jerry Abbott
No kidding, an insult. What did you ask and what did he respond, I'm quite curious, if I may ask? You must have IDed yourself as a WN. He doesn't seem like the insulting type. I have most of Sowell's books, they're good. He's pretty much the only black scholar who deserves the title. Of course, he's committed to culture first and lats and in between.

I don't know the answer to your question, but your observations are certainly true. I don't see any empirical evidence people are getting more intelligent.