EuphoricMilk Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 'Smart children will vote green' Published Date: 04 November 2008 Irish Greens have welcomed research that claims smart children grow up to vote for their policies.An academic study compared the voting preferences of 6,000 adults in the UK's 2001 general election with their IQs as ten-year-olds. The findings showed that those who supported the British Green Party had the highest average childhood IQ - 108.3. Green Party Senator Deirdre de Burca said: "Protecting the environment and preparing for climate change have always seemed pretty intelligent to me. "But it's nice for the scientists to prove it for us, particularly in the run up to the European and Local Elections." The research also claimed those who scored higher in childhood IQ tests were also more likely to take part in political activities and campaigning. Those who didn't vote had the lowest IQs, measured at an average of 100 according to the study, carried out with the UK Medical Research Council. Senator de Burca added: "Considering the similarities between British and Irish culture I'm confident that the trends in this study are applicable in an Irish context." Professor Ian Deary of the University of Edinburgh who led the research, said: "How one votes and to what extent one takes part in the political process is the result of thinking and decision-making, so this may help to explain the findings." People with higher childhood intelligence were more likely to take part in rallies and demonstrations, to sign petitions and to be more interested in politics generally. http://www.thestar.co.uk/latest-irish-news/39Smart-children-will-vote-green39.4656238.jp Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teret Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The findings showed that those who supported the British Green Party had the highest average childhood IQ - 108.3. Heh. Then they get into the dope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teknik Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Then they get into the dope and add insight to intelligence. Good combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thr339z Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 'Smart children will vote green'Published Date: 04 November 2008 Irish Greens have welcomed research that claims smart children grow up to vote for their policies.An academic study compared the voting preferences of 6,000 adults in the UK's 2001 general election with their IQs as ten-year-olds. The findings showed that those who supported the British Green Party had the highest average childhood IQ - 108.3. Green Party Senator Deirdre de Burca said: "Protecting the environment and preparing for climate change have always seemed pretty intelligent to me. "But it's nice for the scientists to prove it for us, particularly in the run up to the European and Local Elections." The research also claimed those who scored higher in childhood IQ tests were also more likely to take part in political activities and campaigning. Those who didn't vote had the lowest IQs, measured at an average of 100 according to the study, carried out with the UK Medical Research Council. Senator de Burca added: "Considering the similarities between British and Irish culture I'm confident that the trends in this study are applicable in an Irish context." Professor Ian Deary of the University of Edinburgh who led the research, said: "How one votes and to what extent one takes part in the political process is the result of thinking and decision-making, so this may help to explain the findings." People with higher childhood intelligence were more likely to take part in rallies and demonstrations, to sign petitions and to be more interested in politics generally. http://www.thestar.co.uk/latest-irish-news/39Smart-children-will-vote-green39.4656238.jp Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Great, would be interesting to compare it with a locally relevant study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thr339z Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Great, would be interesting to compare it with a locally relevant study. comission one bad man.... all I know is that in my exp in rings tru.... IQ = 160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Saw somewhere a list of what states voted which party in the states and their average IQ, http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2004/US-Election-IQ2004.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Awesome Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 IQ is a pretty bullshit test of intelligence anyway. The only true way you can gauge a man's worth is his ability to spot the first obscure samples and notes in the mix whilst he is fucking plastered and simultaneously stroking his chin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 The only true way you can gauge a man's worth is his ability to spot the first obscure samples and notes in the mix whilst he is fucking plastered and simultaneously stroking his chin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj-control Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 yes .... yes it's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystman Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 What I love about this research is that they are trying to claim that there is actually such a thing as an intelligent irish man. Surely that is a contradiction in terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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