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We only have 8 billion people on Earth _today_. Over 100 billion have lived through history, they say.

Also just because it's statistically unlikely doesn't mean it can't happen.

All else being equal, the very first human is just as likely to have had 210 IQ as the one born this morning.



How can person have 210 IQ in isolation? The whole points system is based on standard deviation. What is this first person's IQ deviating from?




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