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  1. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    Intelligence and IQ are also not the same thing.
  2. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    IQ is a really flimsy measure in the first place, stuff like the Flynn Effect (Requiring repeated recalibrations because, apparently, people started suddenly gaining IQ points like crazy and the scale broke) should have put the pin in it a long time ago. This only gets dramatically multiplied...
  3. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    I read through the actual study rather than just looking at the graphic. It's basically a huge mass of "We don't actually have much data but if we extrapolate from these assumptions..." IQ doesn't work the way you're thinking and doesn't measure what you think, it pretty much only measures how...
  4. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    He's proud to pass the buck and claim he did his part perfectly and all the problems were caused by somebody else.
  5. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    Authoritarians always try to stomp down or subvert religion. It's not a communist thing, it's an authoritarian thing. Religion is inherently powerful and speaks with authority, and authoritarians do not tolerate authority that is not their own.
  6. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    Tibetan Buddhists, Uighers, Falun Gong, Huis, current and ongoing persecution of Catholics and Protestants... https://www.persecution.org/2020/09/24/the-war-on-religion-in-china/ You're literally talking about a nation that still has bible burnings. Basic pattern recognition is the basis for...
  7. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    Of course, they would, just ask the Tibetan Buddhists. Oh, wait...
  8. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    Looks like the Taliban, flush with US military assets, is building their navy now.
  9. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    Dude, just stop. You know I've usually got your back in these kinds of discussions but this is just embarrassing. We were assured that the aircraft were all disabled by the Pentagon, and now they're flying a few days later. Not just maintenance, active sabotage by the US to the best of their...
  10. Bear Ribs

    The War in Afghanistan

    The Taliban have vowed to help fight Climate Change. https://www.newsweek.com/seeking-world-recognition-taliban-vows-help-fight-terror-climate-change-1622239?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1629753713 Incidentally, the article explains how the entire current mess...
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