Okay, this is tending towards some shaky ground, but I'm interested to hear what this particular demographic has to say. I've had the discussion while working construction, with fellow students, on pre-law discussion boards, current event discussion boards, etc, etc, and the one commonality that remains, despite views on the subject varying INCREDIBLY from not only person to person, but group to group, is that the discussion is almost always interesting.
Now, whether or not they've gone through a single day of college or are working on Ph.D.'s, AR no doubt has some intelligent members. In fact, a great majority of the regular posters strike me as intelligent. However, the one thing that WITHOUT FAIL ruins these discussions is mentioning actual IQ's and turning it into a pissing contest, i.e., "Well I have a 155 IQ, so there" or, "my IQ may only be a 95, but I make about $250,000, so all you mensa clowns see what IQ gets you". I'm sure you get the point.
So, numbers aside and sticking to the generals, what do fellow AR posters have to say about IQ? Is it valid? Does knowing what your IQ is necessarily set you up for problems in that you'll either always feel you haven't lived up to expectations or that you must constantly prove you can rise above them? What issues arise and can arise when a number that can be so arbitrary in many ways (i'm revealing my views by saying this) carries such weight in the society? Of course, any and all views welcome that go beyond the scope of my questions...i'm just hoping to start an interesting conversation amongst members.