Liberalism, atheism, male sexual exclusivity linked to IQ

[Mr Khan]

HappySqurriel said:

Mr Khan said:

eh, i know smart people across the board in all of those metrics, though this study does apply to me a bit. Quite intelligent (though i don't think i was ever actually told the score, and i don't think i've been retested since age 6), socially liberal with some authoritarian and utilitarian leanings (i'm pretty much a low-grade Communist), my religion at this point would probably qualify as either Deist or Kantian, which are at least closer to Agnostic than to regular faith, and quite sexually reserved (not a prude by any stretch of the imagination, but i haven't been on so much as a date by age 20)

 

Though my utilitarianism explains that more than any sense of intellect, unless intellect is linked to utilitarianism.

Are you seriously a utilitarian?

Do you really believe that the ends justify the means, and that any atrocity can be justified as long as the supposed benefit is of greater value?

It's not an absolute thing. I've just found that most of my motivation in life comes from what's going to get me the optimum benefit. It doesn't entirely reflect my political views either, since i'm comitted to social welfare programs, even though i understand that they may not be the most effecient programs.

 

Ultimately i'm more willing to see the benefit of things that are apparently bad, but i can be quite compassionate