1. Human intelligence is determined by a variety of genetic and environmental factors such as socioeconomic status, health, education, race, nutrition … . Intelligece Quotient (IQ) is an estimate of intelligence which was originally defined as “mental age” divided by “chronological age”, multiplied by 100. So for example if a child is 10 years old and her mental age is estimated to be 12, her IQ would be 120. This definition which was based on Alfred Binet publication is not used anymore; however, the IQ tests that are used now still have the average of 100 (with the standard deviation of 15-16).
2. Based on anecdotal evidence and my own personal experience a substantial number of Iranians (even the most highly educated ones) strongly believe that we as a nation have one of the highest, or even the highest intelligence in the world! To provide evidence for their claim, they normally mention successful and famous Iranians like doctors, professors, businesspeople, etc. This type of reasoning is flawed enough that no discussion is required to disprove it (I am going to start a series of posts on the argument fallacies pretty soon).
3. Today I came across a post in a blog that listed the average IQ scores of different nations in which Iran had the 102th highest among 192 countries with the average IQ score of 84. I searched a little bit and found out that this figures had been actually taken from a couple of studies (see here and here).
4. Of course the results of these (or any other) studies are not definite and every experiment should be looked upon carefully and critically. However, first of all, the findings of even a “not perfectly conducted” study should be regarded superior to any anecdotal report or rumor, until proven otherwise by a better-conducted study. And second, the gap between what is shown by research and what is being claimed by people is high enough to challenge that delusion (Iranian are the smartest!).
5. Every nation needs some things to be proud of, even if those things are not real; at times they can boost people’s morale and give them the sense of unity as a nation. But depending on what those ‘things” are, they can have negative effects as well. Unfortunately, in a culture that working hard is not valued that much (and sometimes is even being ridiculed), bragging about our high IQ may serve as another excuse for us to be less diligent and hardworking than we should be.
آره واقعاً..این یکی از مضرترین توهماتی است که گرفتارشیم…سوسکه به بجه اش میگه مادر قربون دست و پای بلوریت…ولی میگم خودمونیم انگار حق با دکتر نارسیسم بود تو هم تنت میخاره
آدم هزار تا کار داشته باشه، کلاس اش هم دیر شده باشه، گرفتار وبلاگ تو هم بشه و از همه بدتر بامبولی کامنت نوشتن هم به جون اش بیفته!
ای مرد!
آنک مرد!
قربون شکل ات! پینگلیش هم بنویسی کار ما راه می افته!
حداقل یه خلاصه ای هم واسه ما بنویس! اوکی دیر؟ سو لانگ!
از کامنتی که نوشتم مثل هاپو پشیمون شدم چون الان به ذهنم اومد که از مطالبت می تونم به عنوان لکچر استفاده کنم و کلی پز بدم
گو آن پلیز
Unfortunately, in a culture that working hard is not valued that much (and sometimes is even being ridiculed), bragging about our high IQ may serve as another excuse for us to be less diligent and hardworking than we should be.
اینو خوب اومدی…پس بگو من چرا همیشه سعی می کردم به همه ثابت کنم ایرانیها خیلی باهوشند…ی
کامیار عزیز سه تا از وبلاگ هایم را از بین بردم و امشب ساعت 12 شب چو ایران مباشد تن من نباد هم از بین خواهد رفت.
دوستان عزیز سه تا وبلاگم را از بین بردم(هووخشتر ،گندی شاپور و مهر افرین ) و قصد دارم وبلاگ چو ایران نباشد تن من مباد را ساعت ۱۲ شب از بین ببرم.اگر کسی می تواند کل ارشیوهای مرا ثبت و ضبط کند چون من چنین نکرده ام.
به امید دیدار
تاریخ تولد وبلاگ ۲۷ ابان ۸۴
تاریخ مرگ وبلاگ ۱۳ اردیبهشت ۸۶
در این یک سال و اندی بی وقفه نوشتم.غرضم اشاعه ان چیزی بود که هماره مشغله ذهنیم بود.دانش و دانستن.ادعایی نداشتم و خود را خوشه چین می دانستم.بی شک نوشته های دوستانم چون کامیار ،سینا ،رضا ،امیر حسین ،فرزاد،حسین ،سپهر ،شهرام حتا رها که این اواخر اسمم را از سیاهه وبلاگ های مطلوبش حذف کرده بود را می خوانم ولی دیگر هرگز در فضای مجازی نخواهم نوشت.از همه دوستانم خداحافظی می کنم.
salam.agha moshtaghe seda moshtaghe didar.khoobi.che hame chiz gozasht hame raftan.az sina soragheto gereftam
omidvaram agha har ja hasti garm bemooni.bye
IQ test is absolutely futile for a psychotic person. What our parents have done is a typical example of acute psychosis resulting in suicide. Unfortunately, we still cannot see and understand some of the most obvious facts around us. More unfortunately, even if we are all much aware and intelligent now, we cannot do anything to improve our situation. As far as I can see, even the best possible scenarios will have terrible effects on us. Our prediction is usually based on what we wish, not on the facts. It is not impossible for a student studying history somewhere in the world in the year 2100, that when s/he wants to search about Iran, finds a result such as: “The country… has been governed by clergies since 1979 …” or even: “An ancient country… used to comprise most of the small countries in the middle east, such as Azarbayjan, Kurdestan, Khuzestan, … but no longer exist…”
“He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news”
Thanks Mohammad for comming by. You pointed out an important issue that entails more discussions.
Keep in touch man.
مثل اینکه متوجه نیستید . حد اقل توضیح بدهید بین هک شدن وبلگ من و معرفی من با عنوان معمارزاده چه رابطه ای هست . قبل از اینکه بروید . لطفا
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