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Talk:Counterexamples to an Old Earth (view source)
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::::Just to back up my claims.[[User:Jpope1487|Jpope1487]] 15:52, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
::::Just to back up my claims.[[User:Jpope1487|Jpope1487]] 15:52, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::You do a good job of criticizing the SAT, I'm not claiming it to be a perfect measure of aptitude. But it is an approximation and 95% of colleges agree. The most straightforward and plausible explanation for the declining SAT scores is declining intelligence. No other explanation is as plausible ... at least not to an open mind.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 16:11, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::You do a good job of criticizing the SAT, I'm not claiming it to be a perfect measure of aptitude. But it is an approximation and 95% of colleges agree. The most straightforward and plausible explanation for the declining SAT scores is declining intelligence. No other explanation is as plausible ... at least not to an open mind.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 16:11, 20 June 2011 (EDT
::::::Wait. What? An open mind is closed to '''all''' possibilities as to ''why'' SAT scores have dropped over the last few years, except for the option of people becoming less intelligent? Shouldn't we check whether the SAT's as they existed in the 1970's and as they existed in 2005 (say) to make sure the tests aren't just ''harder''? [[User:AsherL|AsherL]] 18:48, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::Wait. What? An open mind is closed to '''all''' possibilities as to ''why'' SAT scores have dropped over the last few years, except for the option of people becoming less intelligent? Shouldn't we check whether the SAT's as they existed in the 1970's and as they existed in 2005 (say) to make sure the tests aren't just ''harder''? [[User:AsherL|AsherL]] 18:48, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::::Just a thought. Could not the drop in SAT scores be explained by the dramatic drop in the amount of time students spend studying (in the public school system). Television and video games are replacing time that students use to spend studying. I can't find the link, but there was a story that said time devoted to study fell over 50% since the 70's.
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