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PaulK
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Message 5 of 15 (121287)
07-02-2004 6:25 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Mission for Truth
07-02-2004 5:16 PM


I beleive that he tried discussing his "theory" on ISCID. It looked link typical crank pseudoscience to me there - plenty of armwaving about how great it was but little substance.
Langan's activities in the "high IQ" world are a little more interesting. You might find this interesting - it presents the other side of a dispute involving Langan A Reply to Chris Langan
I've also heard that Langan qualified fo the Mega Society when he took the test for the SECOND time - the first time he used a pseudonym. That is against the rules and suggests that his IQ may not be as high as he claims.

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Message 7 of 15 (121571)
07-03-2004 6:19 AM
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07-02-2004 7:00 PM


All I will say of the theory is that the discussions at ISCID revealed a lot of unnecessary jargon and grandiose claims which were never supported. Both are hallmarks of crank science.
You don't understand the problem with the IQ test. If you take a test for a second time you have an advantage - you already know the questions. That is wehy the rules state that only one attempt is allowed. It is not that Langan cheated the first time - it is that taking the test a second time IS cheating.

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Message 12 of 15 (121651)
07-03-2004 5:59 PM
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07-03-2004 1:12 PM


There was discussion on the Public forums. It's possible that I was wrong and it was the ARN forums that most of the discussion took place.

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Message 14 of 15 (122034)
07-05-2004 5:03 AM
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07-03-2004 6:45 PM


That's how ISCID works. But if you want to go into the grisly details you need to look at the Brainstorm forum.
For instance this 22-page thread
http://www.iscid.org/boards/ubb-get_topic-f-6-t-000397.html

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