There are many ideas about human intelligence and a person's place in
             the world. It is interesting to look at an article about these ideas, and
             determine what thoughts the author is trying to convey.
             This article explored how the concepts of pre-determinism began as
             far back as the times of Socrates. It showed that while he did not feel
             the current generation could be swayed to his ideas, if he started
             influencing the younger generations, then his ideas would continue on
             The author pointed out that while many scientists rely on previous
             data as fact, few take the time to double check the numbers or results.
             They conduct their research on these previous findings, thus possibly
             continuing the cycle of misinformation.
             The article was found to be interesting for a number of reasons. It
             illustrated how entire civilizations can be persuaded to believe in
             biological determination by just introducing one concept and proclaiming it
             The author showed the two ways a persons' intelligence has been
             measured in the past, while also showing how current data is influenced by
             these past measurement methods. In the nineteenth century, a persons'
             skull size was an indication of their intelligence and place in society.
             Because women had small skulls, they were not considered to be
             intellectually equal to men. Scientists began to use a numerical system in
             which to gauge a persons' intelligence level. However, it was pointed out
             that these numbers were not reliable and could be influenced by various
             The author demonstrated how prejudges have existed for thousands of
             years, and were not always due to color or race. The earliest prejudges
             were actually due to rank among the classes of people. Citizens were
             brainwashed into believing they were predisposed to be in a particular
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