Thanks for the long and detailed answer.
We are talking in two different levels here. One - this research, the results and any contradictory researches - at the moment from what you wrote I can't know for sure that this is the case.
Second level - if it is true, what does it mean? It seems that we don't agree on that one.
For example your sentence - "But intelligence does correlate with social skills, propensity to commit crime, reliability, etc". - I don't know about it, do you have any proof for that?
I met a lot of extremely intelligent people in my life that their social skills were highly lacking. I met extremely intelligent people that did crimes. I don't see how IQ relates to social skills and reliability.
This sentence that you wrote- "Keep in mind that even if IQ measured only one of the nine kinds of "intelligence", it might well be highly correlated with all nine kinds". - again do you have any proof for that?
It doesn't surprise me that you are highly intelligent. How would you describe yourself in relation to emotional intelligence, social skills etc'? of course we can't take anything out of it as you are only one person.
We are conversing through a straw. I'm not intentionally ignoring anything that you say. But I am trying to be concise in responses. I wouldn't say that we disagree about policy because this hypothesis is totally new for me; I haven't had time to to validate it, to digest it first as a possibility and then as a fact, and to consider what my policy opinions are if it is a fact.
I wish more people would join in. I'd like to just be silent and see what other people think. I don't really want to debate anything or defend any position. As a scientist, what might be true has always been more important to me than what is true. Right now, I'm stunned by this new information about what MIGHT be true.
Fair enough! I enjoyed the conversation, and yes, lets see what other people think. I'm like you, I prefer to ask questions and explore, but I might have misunderstand you, as at seemed to me that you are already in the conclusion domain - where you decided that white men are being discriminated and employers should hire people based on race.. Now I see that it's not the case (or I hope anyway).
Good night!
Yes, that is not the case. This topic has captured my interest and I am looking forward to being a student of it. It's been 40 years since I've read social science literature.