Nick_Tarleton comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 02 January 2010 08:34:52PM 3 points [-]

People on lesswrong commonly talk as if intelligence is a thing we can put a number too, which implies a fixed trait.

No, it doesn't. What about weight?

Comment author: whpearson 02 January 2010 09:22:58PM *  4 points [-]

Fair point. Would you agree with, "People on lesswrong commonly talk as if intelligence is a thing we can put a number to (without temporal qualification), which implies a fixed trait."?

We often say our weight is currently X or Y. But people rarely say their IQ is currently Z, at least in my experience.

Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 03 January 2010 04:00:40AM 0 points [-]

Would you agree with, "People on lesswrong commonly talk as if intelligence is a thing we can put a number to (without temporal qualification), which implies a fixed trait."?

Yes.

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