Re: Intelligence & race
Ok perhaps I am without realizing it, a blazing racist...but can we take a step back for a moment here? Just for a moment.
The things that are heating up this entire discussion here are things that are relatively "new" in the development of humans as a species. The past, say 1500 years - the great civilizations, the ottomans, the persians, the egyptians, the mayans.
What I've been referring to is the time during which we evolved as a species - which took millions of years. There were homo sapiens in hot climates - their skin developed defenses against the sun. There were homo sapiens in rainy and sandy climates - they developed eye-folds to protect their eyes. There were homo sapiens in cold climates and they developed with short stature and an ability to retain fats.
SOOOOO......
My point was that over eons and ages, if the human body adjusts to climate and environment, does this not include development of the brain too? It must.
Like I stated previously, if you look at only the past say 1000 years then sure, race has very little impact on intelligence. But if you take it in context of the past say 15 million years I think it really does. Which is why there is somewhat of a difference...which gets smaller and smaller year by year.
I dont think that this take on things makes me a "blazing racist"...but heck I guess maybe I am. I think heredity is as important as environment, I think everything in your past adds up to make you what you are.
Apologies if I've made offensive remarks.