There's definitely such a thing as a self fulfilling prophecy. - Edit 1
Before modification by Joel at 12/01/2011 07:02:23 PM
Kind of like those studies we have been seeing of late that prove liberals are smarter than conservatives. As I have mentioned before when one small ideological group takes over a science and starts spitting out "proof" that their ideology is correct you should take what they say with a grain of salt. Their ideological purity is proof of their lack of objectivity and biased science is worthless.
For example, people who view education itself with suspicion and distrust and as a threat to their worldview tend to avail themselves of it less. Also, people can argue in one breath that standardized testing proves women better at math and any suggestion of conditioning is PC--and in the next breath argue that better performance by liberals on those same tests is just a result of a political agenda. Keep contorting your brain like that and it'll need a chiropractor....
Arguing mental acuity is primarily a function of physical traits requires some objective evidence, and I certainly don't mind looking at it, but haven't seen it yet.