@Broth3rz1@athiestboi Because IQ scores only mean something within the range a test has actually been standardized and normed for. At extreme levels like 276, there aren’t enough comparable people in the norming sample, so the score becomes extrapolation rather than a reliable measurement.
@Broth3rz1@athiestboi An IQ of 276 isn’t something standard IQ tests can reliably measure. At that level, the number is basically an extrapolation, not a scientifically robust test result.
@athiestboi The actual correlation is only around r = -0.14
that’s weak. It explains roughly 2% of the variance. Turning that into “smart people aren’t religious” is a massive oversimplification.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue I’m ending this discussion here because I can see we’re not actually engaging with the same argument anymore. I’m talking about shared responsibility between consenting adults
you keep shifting to entirely different scenarios. There’s no point going in circles.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue You keep changing the subject. We were discussing responsibility in consensual sex; now you’ve moved to unemployment, financial dependence, bad relationships and vasectomy. None of that disproves the basic point: two consenting adults both have agency and responsibility.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue You’re not really addressing the argument anymore
you’re just repeating that men are to blame. I’m talking about consensual sex between two adults, where both have agency and both share responsibility. If we can’t even agree on that distinction, there’s not much left to discuss.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue Modern culture often emphasizes personal freedom so strongly that responsibility for predictable consequences gets treated as secondary. But autonomy and responsibility belong together
for women and men alike.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue Maybe the deeper question comes earlier
if having a child with someone would be completely unacceptable to you, why take that reproductive risk with them in the first place? Focusing only on extreme exceptions while ignoring ordinary shared responsibility is cherry-picking.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue You’re mixing consensual sex with coercion again. If a man forces a woman, that’s abuse and the responsibility is his. But in consensual sex, both adults participate in the decision and both have responsibility for contraception and the possible consequences.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue Your own car analogy actually supports my point
responsibility follows control. In consensual sex, both adults have agency, both can use contraception, and both can choose whether to take the risk. Force is a completely different category and should be treated as such.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue As people often say
we’re not animals forced to follow every instinct. Adults can control impulses and think about consequences. Sex is a choice too especially when you know pregnancy is a possible outcome.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue Extreme cases can be treated differently
that’s exactly what laws and exceptions are for. You don’t need to redefine the general rule around the rarest scenarios.
@anjali52457@myhiddenvalue You can’t build a general argument around extreme cases. Start with the most common situation
consensual sex between two adults. In that case, both made the choice, so both share responsibility.