stp @ 161: IQ tests are a measurement of one’s ability to learn

Well, but perhaps that’s (closely) related to one’s ability to use what one has available. Even so, it’s not the end-all of an individual’s worth, nor even necessary for a full and admirable life.

Indeed, it may be possible to learn to learn, in fact it may be *necessary* to learn to learn, which is more or less what much of the educational system is all about. But an individual’s ability to profit from such instruction still probably has a very large hereditary component.