Current Events > Low IQ link to eating meat; high IQ to vegetarian diet

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https://www.britishmeat.com/low-intelligence.html

Lead researcher Catharine Gale said: "The finding that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarian as adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in adult life."

british meat is a vegan propaganda site

Sounds like leafist propaganda tbh
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Milkman5 posted...

british meat is a vegan propaganda site

lolno

Dont post garbage mate
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I only know 2 vegetarians and they are both stupid so this is pretty much propaganda
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CiIantro posted...

Milkman5 posted...

british meat is a vegan propaganda site

lolno

um it is. Just go to the homepage lmfao

Milkman5 posted...

CiIantro posted...

Milkman5 posted...

british meat is a vegan propaganda site

lolno

um it is. Just go to the homepage lmfao

I mean, everything it is posting is factual. Unglamorous, but still true. Prove it isnt.

I've eaten meat my whole life and my IQ is really high
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@RebelElite791
@FLUFFYGERM
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Irony posted...

I only know 2 vegetarians and they are both stupid so this is pretty much propaganda

Some serious science right here

Better science than a known propaganda site
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

I've eaten meat my whole life and my IQ is really high

Some would even say you are a very stable genius.

What's bad about being stupid?
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Verdekal posted...

What's bad about being stupid?

Nothing, TC wouldn't have made a topic if there was.
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Godnorgosh posted...

Shadowplay posted...

@RebelElite791
@FLUFFYGERM

Those two are in cahoots, you won't hear a peep from Rebel

Just because we join forces from time to time whenever a commie rears its head doesn't mean we're in cahoots tbqh
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

Godnorgosh posted...

Shadowplay posted...

@RebelElite791
@FLUFFYGERM

Those two are in cahoots, you won't hear a peep from Rebel

Just because we join forces from time to time whenever a commie rears its head doesn't mean we're in cahoots tbqh

I've never even seen this teaming up of you guys. I just remember him ripping on you endlessly for your OKCupid profile and saying that your complexion was due to you eating meat.
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I like how they make a bunch of claims and don't cite any sources.
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Space_Man posted...

I like how they make a bunch of claims and don't cite any sources.

Iono what BBc News is, though, and that's not really a citation. At least they maybe tried.
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Space_Man posted...

I like how they make a bunch of claims and don't cite any sources.

yes they do

CiIantro posted...

yes they do

have you ever written a published piece? They didn't cite sources.

Source: BBc News
Date: 18 December 2006

Isn't a cited source. At best they're alluding to their sources, but they aren't actually citing them. Then again it's better than what I expected since 90% of their website reads like a knockoff of that Landover Baptist site with a vegetarian twist.
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

I've eaten meat my whole life and my IQ is really high

lol
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Tmaster148 posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

I've eaten meat my whole life and my IQ is really high

lol

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The people in here using anecdotes as evidence are not making convincing arguments that they have high IQs.
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ssjevot posted...

The people in here using anecdotes as evidence are not making convincing arguments that they have high IQs.

I mean when there's just vegetarians trying to stretch a loose correlation into causation then the standard of evidence is quite low to begin with
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

ssjevot posted...

The people in here using anecdotes as evidence are not making convincing arguments that they have high IQs.

I mean when there's just vegetarians trying to stretch a loose correlation into causation then the standard of evidence is quite low to begin with

So you think your anecdote is valid because you disagree with the methods and/or interpretation of an actual study?
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Space_Man posted...

CiIantro posted...

yes they do

have you ever written a published piece? They didn't cite sources.

Source: BBc News
Date: 18 December 2006

Isn't a cited source. At best they're alluding to their sources, but they aren't actually citing them. Then again it's better than what I expected since 90% of their website reads like a knockoff of that Landover Baptist site with a vegetarian twist.

Sounds to me like you eat a lot of meat.

ssjevot posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

ssjevot posted...

The people in here using anecdotes as evidence are not making convincing arguments that they have high IQs.

I mean when there's just vegetarians trying to stretch a loose correlation into causation then the standard of evidence is quite low to begin with

So you think your anecdote is valid because you disagree with the methods and/or interpretation of an actual study?

It's a reminder to not let your vegetarianism trick you into overthinking a loose correlation as if it shows causation of something
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Space_Man posted...

I like how they make a bunch of claims and don't cite any sources.

You can only put sources on meat.
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correlation doesn't equal causation.
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A smart kid still knows jack shit
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What do IQ tests say about ethnic minorities tc? Should we base policy on these tests?

Can't even have a topic about food without someone bringing race into it.
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CiIantro posted...

Milkman5 posted...

CiIantro posted...

Milkman5 posted...

british meat is a vegan propaganda site

lolno

um it is. Just go to the homepage lmfao

I mean, everything it is posting is factual. Unglamorous, but still true. Prove it isnt.

That's the complete opposite of how this works.
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CiIantro posted...

Sounds to me like you eat a lot of meat.

I'm ovo lacto vegetarian, so yeah...all the time
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Kineth posted...

Can't even have a topic about food without someone bringing race into it.

You don't get to mention IQ without race being brought up. Forever.

Atralis posted...

Kineth posted...

Can't even have a topic about food without someone bringing race into it.

You don't get to mention IQ without race being brought up. Forever.

Is it racist to say that chickens are generally less intelligent than human people?
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Atralis posted...

Kineth posted...

Can't even have a topic about food without someone bringing race into it.

You don't get to mention IQ without race being brought up. Forever.

Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can and can't do?
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Atralis posted...


whew

Kineth posted...

Atralis posted...

Kineth posted...

Can't even have a topic about food without someone bringing race into it.

You don't get to mention IQ without race being brought up. Forever.

Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can and can't do?

This is literally the reason IQ as a concept is taboo for the disciplines that invented the concept of IQ. The idea that you can measure intelligence with a test leads to some awkward discussions.

I would ask you to google IQ or read the wikipedia article but if are even asking what I'm talking about I can assume you are wilfully ignorant.

You're choosing a really stupid hill to die on... which I suppose validates the point you're making.
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Kineth posted...

You're choosing a really stupid hill to die on... which I suppose validates the point you're making.

It validates my point in the sense that I have an awareness of IQ as a concept above and beyond reading the wikipedia article on it in which you could discover the controversy surrounding it and you have reached whatever age you are without ever having googled the concept of "IQ" because you dont have that level of intellectual curiosity in you because you are and will forever be what psychologists that study IQ refer to as an idiot.

Seriously you are in your 20s or 30s in a topic about IQ and this is all a surprise to you because you dont read or when you do it doesnt stick and you expect people to respect your view on the subject?

@Atralis

The data on IQ shows that when populations get access to adequate food, shelter, and opportunity...IQ goes up over time. Regardless of race. If any specific population or country is behind, it isn't because of inherent limits. It's because that area simply hasn't had the time to develop like other areas have.

In the poorest countries on earth there are something like 1 million people with genius-level IQ or the potential for genius-level IQ.
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Not really surprising. Not because omnivores are stupid, but because when you think about it, only thoughtful people will ever be vegan. Most people simply don't think about what they eat

It's the same deal with religion and conservatism
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Not really surprising. Not because omnivores are stupid, but because when you think about it, only thoughtful people will ever be vegan. Most people simply don't think about what they eat

It's the same deal with religion and conservatism

Indeed. It's more like saying "if you have the intelligence to attain a high standard of living, you can afford luxuries like vegetarianism." Kinda how communism is basically a worldview reserved for the pampered privileged kids of the bourgeoisie lol.
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Atralis posted...

Kineth posted...

You're choosing a really stupid hill to die on... which I suppose validates the point you're making.

It validates my point in the sense that I have an awareness of IQ as a concept above and beyond reading the wikipedia article on it in which you could discover the controversy surrounding it and you have reached whatever age you are without ever having googled the concept of "IQ" because you dont have that level of intellectual curiosity in you because you are and will forever be what psychologists that study IQ refer to as an idiot.

Seriously you are in your 20s or 30s in a topic about IQ and this is all a surprise to you because you dont read about things or when you do it doesnt stick and you expect people to respect your view on the subject?

What is my view on this subject, btw? I'll wait for you to realize that you're blowing a bunch of fucking hot air my way. Then maybe you'll get out of your ivory tower after you dismount your high horse after riding down this hill so you'll end this stupid crusade.
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CiIantro posted...

Space_Man posted...

CiIantro posted...

yes they do

have you ever written a published piece? They didn't cite sources.

Source: BBc News
Date: 18 December 2006

Isn't a cited source. At best they're alluding to their sources, but they aren't actually citing them. Then again it's better than what I expected since 90% of their website reads like a knockoff of that Landover Baptist site with a vegetarian twist.

Sounds to me like you eat a lot of meat.

Ok this is what a citation is

The study regarding vegans and vegetarians came from a group led by Caroline Rae at the University of Sydney. Rae gave all participants a memory test and then divided them into two groups, both blinded to which condition they were in. One received placebo, the other received creatine. After a few weeks, the group taking creatine had improved memory scores, whereas the placebo group languished at their original mark.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/you-illuminated/201102/does-vegetarianism-make-you-dumber
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