Re: What Would David Say About This Remark?
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By the way, I would be willing to agree to a couple of things.
The first is that the IQ difference may not be genetic. I think there's a quite a bit we don't know about inheritance, and I think it's entirely possible that part of the reason for the differential is epigenetic type issues that span generations. I think this may also be the cause of the Flynn effect.
I also think it's possible that Africans have equivalent intelligence potential, but brains that are wired somewhat differently in a behavioral sense, causing a lack of certain intellectual development in childhood. This is one of the reasons this issue is so important, and why it should be researched thoroughly instead of swept under the rug by try hard do gooders. Academia's response to public discussion of these issues is an embarrassment.
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Hi Phil,
Your last paragraph is very interesting. Intelligence is almost certainly a multidimensional phenomenon. Genetics doesn’t logically play a large part, if any part at all. However, clearly and undisputably, Asians perform slightly better on intelligence tests then Caucasians and blacks perform 10% worse then Caucasians regardless of the testing performed. Also, at the age of one years old, a test ( see the Freakonomics blog on this subject ) indicates that there is no difference in intelligence among the races ( this one test, surely isn’t definitive but nonetheless interesting). Therefore, I agree with you, that to sweep the issue under the rug is insane, given that the solution is environmental, behavioral, cultural, etc, and can be determined with careful scientific testing.
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