Girls lack general knowledge?

As for the country/province/state list, it does not show anything as it is simply ambiguous.

But knowledge is always valuable as I showed. Just saying ' Nah 'cause lol' is not a reasons, but sheer ignorance.
As for my interactions with society, I am perfectly socially able but this is an impossible argument to prove on the internet from a some what anonymous profile. I just find it alarming that people such as yourself put no value or importance into knowledge. This might be why you do not say no your profile where you study

It's my opinion that knowledge is overrated, and that conversation can be prompted by anything and not necessarily empty facts. You clearly can't interact with society if others (who owe you nothing by the by) don't stimulate you. It's not their purpose t do so. As for my profile, is there an obligation to fill it? Do you need to tell total strangers what I do? Again, you don't seem very tolerant of others, and can't really comprehend that others are different from you. I'd imagine this is where your critique is stemming from.

I'm not trying to produce a counter-argument but was merely passing comment on my perception of you as a person.
Well, it does make you look as if you think Alaska is a country, but I'm happy for you if you don't.
LOL. You made a point based only on anecdotal evidence, then later when a poster linked a German newspaper article you desperately and hilariously clung onto it as "proof" of your argument.
I'm not discussing your theory that girls generally have poorer general knowledge than boys. It's possible that this is true but you certainly haven't made a credible case for it. You've just posted drivel. The whole thread is ridiculous and as there is very little intelligent discussion going on here I thought I would add my main impression of the thread, which is that you personally come across as an idiot.
Hm York, not bad. Either standards there are slipping, as you really do come across like a thick comprehensive school pupil, or you're not quite this stupid and you do it to get a reaction, which would be pretty lame.
I'm not at university. I got a 1st from Edinburgh and now work in one of the countries you're so proud of being able to locate.
Anyway, I'm going to bed so if I don't reply it won't be because your amazing response has rendered me speechless.

Uh I didn't bother to read most posts but I can assert with confidence that generalizations are always wrong.

Lets see. This whole thread is ridiculous, even though the idea is the same that led a Professor to do an entire paper on this topic? I think you are just in denial and feel some unjust need to try to be offensive.




Go back to the OP and read the bottom line.

Lets see. This whole thread is ridiculous, even though the idea is the same that led a Professor to do an entire paper on this topic? I think you are just in denial and feel some unjust need to try to be offensive.

The fact that professors have carried out studies and written papers doesn't necessarily mean that what they say is correct and indisputable, as you seem to believe. Btw LOL at "entire paper". The poster who linked this article said that a book was published with a collection of papers on the subject by various academics. Actually lots of tests and studies have been carried out. I haven't looked into them all in detail and I very much doubt that you have either.

I find it quite amusing that you think a single academic paper would be some amazing thing to be held up as "proof" because it's been written by a professor (small P by the way, unless it's a name). Professors write papers on all sorts of things - some important, some trivial and some ridiculous. Your suggestion that no reputable professors disagree with each other (see above, re: global warming and 9/11) is also ludicrous.

I'm not saying the question of a gender difference in terms of general knowledge is ridiculous, nor I am saying the Studenten-Pisa test is ridiculous. In fact, discussion of this (in the article) is rather interesting, but you've failed to engage in any meaningful way. You continue to draw on anecdotes from your own life and just repeat over and over that you have "proof" from a professor that girls have less general knowledge. It's laughable.

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be "in denial" about? I was just disheartened to see that a potentially interesting thread is actually such rot.

Err, what?
"Now that I have shown this is not a question that is up for debate (and it never was)"

I don't even know what you're talking about as you can barely string a sentence together. You admit yourself that your writing style and grammar is very poor, and it makes it difficult to follow your ideas. There's nothing here that's not up for debate. However, I don't care to "debate" with you as you're not making any interesting points and you can't even reply coherently to my posts, so I'm not going to bother any more.

Btw a collection of papers is not always a journal and I wonder what you're studying if you think that professors always agree with each other. Professors arguing different angles on things only puts "there" reputation at risk if they do it badly. They don't just agree with each just to save face... Plenty of professors have differing academic opinions and if you don't even accept that then I despair.

You honestly seem to have no idea what you're talking about at all and have poor general knowledge, reading comprehension, written English and analytical skills.

I can't be bothered with you, so I'm out of here. I'm genuinely concerned for you as you won't get far in life with your winning combination of stupidity and arrogance.

Go back to the OP and read the bottom line.

I read the OP in its entirety. The bottom line contradicts the generalization you made at the beginning.

Please tone down the hostility and contempt a bit, or else this thread will most likely end in another flame war. The current topic is already incendiary enough as it is. Also please don't edit the OP every time there's a new development in the debate, it leads to unneeded confusion.
regards

I read the OP in its entirety. The bottom line contradicts the generalization you made at the beginning.

Please tone down the hostility and contempt a bit, or else this thread will most likely end in another flame war. The current topic is already incendiary enough as it is. Also please don't edit the OP every time there's a new development in the debate, it leads to unneeded confusion.
regards

I will simplify it for you as your ability to grasp the English language is obviously lacking.

It is not a question of 'DO girls lack general knowledge', but 'WHY do they lack general knowledge'.

Did you follow that, or do I need to come over and hold your hand for you and give you a step by step guide?

Why are you insulting their inability to use English when you titled the thread "Girls lack general knowledge?", which is a lazy way of saying 'DO girls lack general knowledge', and then saying "It is not a question of 'DO girls lack general knowledge', but 'WHY do they lack general knowledge'"?
Your "proof" is a German article, but as I'm sure you know that isn't really adequate in terms of proof. Apart from that your evidence is entirely anecdotal, and in addition, rather than structuring your original post as a question asked out of interest or curiosity, it reads as an attack on the intelligence of all females.

I do personally have quite good general knowledge and always have, but I do know many girls who just aren't aware of anything that goes on.

Then again, I also know many boys who have an equal lack of general knowledge.

Well originally I left the question open ended. Did girls lack general knowledge, and if so why. However with the evidence being put forth, this very much changed that question to 'why'.

Also, that 'article' is a summary of a research paper by a professor, and that paper was published, therefore if that is not solid evidence, then what on earth is?