QUOTE(99chan @ Nov 16 2009, 06:09 PM)
does reciprocal relation exists between race and intelligence? that certain intelligence and wit is only available to some while the others were denied of it, and the deciding factor is the race that you belong to.
or is it just a corresponding coincidence of genetic variance within races that so by luck the intelligence was inherited through blatant polygamous activities which would inadvertently give bloom to a whole community of intellectuals.
you can always refer to real GDP for comparison to this IQ score chart of their achievements.
Such studies are only indicative of trends within the community and is not a direct nor accurate measurement of their intellectual capability (mainly because we have no idea what the sample size was and who they actually sampled). We must also take into account how advanced the nation is and what sort of intellectual material they are exposed to. or is it just a corresponding coincidence of genetic variance within races that so by luck the intelligence was inherited through blatant polygamous activities which would inadvertently give bloom to a whole community of intellectuals.
you can always refer to real GDP for comparison to this IQ score chart of their achievements.
Obviously some obscure African tribe would appear to have far less intelligence as opposed to say, a country like Malaysia- they have to survive the desert for a living (heh, for a living, lol, pun unintended) while Malaysians like me drink teh tarik, read the newspaper and do sudoku in the morning. Of course we'll be far more superior when we take the IQ test lah. Haiyo.
And I haven't even touched upon how flawed IQ tests can be, ne...
This post has been edited by teh tarik satu: Jan 15 2010, 11:51 AM
Jan 15 2010, 11:50 AM

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