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tshaddox on July 31, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN - Is it worth joining Mensa?

Interesting. With the most restrictive category, only 200 people in the world could be admitted. Most people are somewhat skeptical of IQ tests, but does anyone actually think that any test could be accurate enough to pick the 200 most intelligent humans in the world?

tokenadult on July 31, 2009 [–]

does anyone actually think that any test could be accurate enough to pick the 200 most intelligent humans in the world?

Not a chance. None of the tests used for admission to such high-IQ societies have ever been properly validated.

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