IQ is it Nature or Nurture?

Interesting article! If I had to guess I would say that genetics has more influence on IQ than the environment. But at the same time, I feel that the environment still has an equal pull on overall intelligence. What I mean by this is that the way you are raised has a lot to do with "street smarts", or being a "people person". If you do not have either of these qualities, I wouldn't consider you an intelligent person. Either way, it is a tricky subject that I do not know enough about to make a worthy opinion.

This was a great blog! I like how you used statistics as a strong aid to show both sides of the argument. Based on the evidence you provided, my feeling is that genetics plays a slightly larger role in intelligence than the environment, but I think it could very from person to person as well. It will be interesting to see what evidence future tests on this subject yield.

Great post! I would have to say that our genetics allow us to seek out environments in which we learn. Kind of like that nature via nurture phrase. If people are curious and willing to learn by their genes, they will be more likely to go to school and learn from all of their experiences.

In my opinion IQ is a mix of nature and nurture, and so far the book has not contradicted that. I think the most important, is not the IQ scores of people but what they are using it for. I think other traits are as important. I think someone with average IQ, and with more than average work ethics and ambition, can be as lucrative as or even more lucrative than a genius person. Especially creativity does not correlate to IQ.
I think we need all people form the IQ spectrum and it’s our role as society to come together, and help each other to produce the best we can.
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