thanks acoupka

[jianantonic]

State / Avg. IQ / 2004 election
1 Connecticut 113 Kerry
2 Massachusetts 111 Kerry
3 New Jersey 111 Kerry
4 New York 109 Kerry
5 Rhode Island 107 Kerry
6 Hawaii 106 Kerry
7 Maryland 105 Kerry
8 New Hampshire 105 Kerry
9 Illinois 104 Kerry
10 Delaware 103 Kerry
11 Minnesota 102 Kerry
12 Vermont 102 Kerry
13 Washington 102 Kerry
14 California 101 Kerry
15 Pennsylvania 101 Kerry
16 Maine 100 Kerry
17 Virginia 100 Bush
18 Wisconsin 100 Kerry
19 Colorado 99 Bush
20 Iowa 99 Bush
21 Michigan 99 Kerry
22 Nevada 99 Bush
23 Ohio 99 Bush
24 Oregon 99 Kerry
25 Alaska 98 Bush
26 Florida 98 Bush
27 Missouri 98 Bush
28 Kansas 96 Bush
29 Nebraska 95 Bush
30 Arizona 94 Bush
31 Indiana 94 Bush
32 Tennessee 94 Bush
33 North Carolina 93 Bush
34 West Virginia 93 Bush
35 Arkansas 92 Bush
36 Georgia 92 Bush
37 Kentucky 92 Bush
38 New Mexico 92 Bush
39 North Dakota 92 Bush
40 Texas 92 Bush
41 Alabama 90 Bush
42 Louisiana 90 Bush
43 Montana 90 Bush
44 Oklahoma 90 Bush
45 South Dakota 90 Bush
46 South Carolina 89 Bush
47 Wyoming 89 Bush
48 Idaho 87 Bush
49 Utah 87 Bush
50 Mississippi 85 Bush

This is truly sad...the sadder thing is that a whole state can have an average IQ of 85. Mine's more than double that, according to some standardized test thing I took in high school. Sigh.

In other news, I've been studying up on anabaptist theology. I'm a pacifist and I'm totally against the military - to the point that I don't even like the idea of having a military at all. I know I am an extreme minority in this situation. And I don't have anything to say when people ask me what I should do when our security is threatened. But I do think if we weren't so offensive to begin with, our national security wouldn't be so threatened...
Anyway in the readings I've been doing, most theologians specifically say that under no circumstances should we use violence. I mean, if you're comfortable with what Jesus says (even if you don't believe in complete non-violence), why would you ever be afraid to die? Unless you've done the things that make you worthy of hell...
So anyway I've decided I don't have to come up with an answer to "so what should we do without a military?" I honestly don't think it would be a huge problem, but I guess if there were a threat I'd be more comfortable dying than taking up arms. And, I think (though I recognize that this is a personal belief) that all Christians should feel the same way. Ok I'm done.
Peace.

Comments

[medusa-stare.livejournal.com]

That cannot be true. I cannot be that much smarter than the rest of my state. I would have noticed. (...)

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

The rest of your state voted for Bush, didn't they?

[medusa-stare.livejournal.com]

Anyway, I find it hard to generalize that people who vote Bush automatically have a lower IQ. Just because I don't agree with them doesn't mean they're stupid, it just means we have different priorities. Maybe they're passionately opposed to abortion, and that's their voting issue.

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

People who are passionately opposed to abortion on the basis that it takes a life are generally the same people that support the death penalty and the war in Iraq - they are at least tolerant of a president who does. I think that's just plain stupid.

[medusa-stare.livejournal.com]

It might be more important to them to protect the unborn than to get out of Iraq. Maybe they genuinely believe that Iraq is a threat, or that the people of Iraq need our help in bringing about democracy.

And it's not stupid to dislike abortion and support the death penalty. They're completely separate things.

I don't like Bush at all, but I know people who do, and they're not stupid. We have different ideals, but they're still smart people.

(Anyway, isn't 85 borderline-retarded IQ? I think someone would have noticed if half the country had IQs that low).

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

Separate things, sure, but the idea behind each is the value of life. Apparently it's easy for some people to judge the value of others' lives - hmm, Jesus had a few things to say about that...

I'm not saying that all Bush supporters are stupid, but I think that people who support him because of his stance on one issue (ie: abortion) are really doing a disservice to the country by not considering all the issues. My parents are republicans, and I love them dearly and think they are some of the smartest people I know - but I think that when it comes to electing a leader, they turn off their critical thinking skills. I just don't understand how any person who has seriously considered the situation (continuous warfare, floundering economy, anti-civil rights, the Patriot Act, Abu Ghraib, etc) can possibly think Bush is doing a good job. And as a side, did the abortion issue come up at all during the last four years? No. It's a red herring - something to get die hard pro-lifers to the polls - but until this war in Vie, uh, Iraq, is handled, we're not likely to see any serious attempt at legislation there.

[oobermeister.livejournal.com]

um yes, it does mean they're stupid (that they voted for bush).

and thus the oobermeister has spoken.

[pwylltwiceborn.livejournal.com]

I've seen evidence that that is, in fact, inaccurate.

humorous nonetheless.

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

whether this is precise or not, i don't doubt that it's in line with the general trend.

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[artsygeek.livejournal.com]

Looks like I need to move to Connecticut if I ever want to find a mate.