>It's hard to demonstrate that higher intelligence was necessary for survival.
wow. I think this might be the dumbest thing anyone has ever said.
Racial Differences
Justin Young
Brandon Morris
>Well, I would assume it the difference in skin colour would be due to the difference in temperatures in those climates, requiring one group to have more melanin as an adaptation, but correct me if I'm wrong.
You have the right idea but backwards. The melanin was there to begin with. Humans in Europe had to lose it to absorb more sunlight (for vitamin D).
>This is why white are on average more intelligent than blacks, and blacks generally outperform whites in the Olympics and are generally better athletically.
But that is also supported by simple lifestyle differences for the cultures as well. Not denying there's no difference, but I believe the difference pales heavily in comparison to culture. Same can be said for the culture of Ashkenazi Jews too, for how highly they value education
Bentley Thomas
You have much to learn. Just consider how the most successful species on Earth are insects and bacteria.
A more autonomous and simplified brain could be beneficial. The human brain consumes about a quarter of our total calories. Especially in Europe where humans were presented with less food, this could have helped. Instead we invented agriculture. You are implying that common ancestors will always be less intelligent than the evolutionary branches, but looking at animal species, this is false.
Asher Stewart
Yeah, I'm not saying environmental factors don't play a part, but it would be foolish to argue that these differences are purely environmental considering that IQ differences persist for African-Americans too.
John Kelly
IQ is pseudoscience though.
Woops i know you were on a roll there but all your arguments just flew out the window.
Now, head on back to /pol/ where you came from
Bentley Martin
Unfortunately the evidence points to that fact that there are differences.That doesn't mean you have to become a racist/asshole though.
Elijah Campbell
I haven't read through much of this yet, but I'm going to post it here anyway just in case you want it.
www1.udel.edu
Luis Mitchell
Jared Taylor on race and IQ.
Leo Morris
>cognitive psychology
Not science. A reminder that this is a science and math board.
Not a forum for psychology.
Evan Walker
Psychology has to be taken into account when talking about intelligence, though.