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z03;43079 said:Well, I think that when it comes to intelligence, I consider that cultural and not genetic. The reason blacks are considered less intelligent in America and the world is because they have not been given the same oppurtunites as whites, asian, and so on because of slavery, the manipulation of past primitive cultures, and the stealing of Africa's resources resulting in present day third world countries. Lets not forget many of the great black inventors that rose out of the slave era without sufficient educational resources.
Yet, there is an argument that blacks athleticisim is a result of their primitive hard working culture in the warmer climate, a conditioning resulting in a genetic adaptation, but who really knows. I think the main thing that whites and europeans were blessed with was an early understanding of Christianity and a more rational view of the world, but then how do you explain Asians or the primitive Mayans and all they acclompished?
I really dont like to debate the IQ issue much though, because natural intelligence can be judged in so many different ways and can be developed and allowed to not mature as well, so natural physcial characteristics are more easily verified in my opinion, but im not saying it could not be true considering the present and history.
From my point of view, to really explain it all youd have to go back to when God seperated all humans with language at the Tower of Babylon (ill explain if asked) and go from there, but I dont know.
Whites could be better endurance athletes, which is attributed I think to white muscle twitch fibers, which I think whites have been proven to have more of as opposed to more red fast twitch fibers in blacks or other minorities. Still, there are a large number of African and mideastern minorities that excel in long distance, but just as there are variations in whites maybe there are in blacks.
In the end, I belive God created every man equal and if in His mind we would all contribute in different ways with none overall better than other than so be it. But I cant stress enough how important it is to know that no matter what race you are, who you are is who you are and you shouldnt let anyone undermine your talents or gifts.
I don't see how one can argue that men are all "created" equal... I wonder if you'd make that statement if you were born with cerebral palsy for example..... Sorry, wishful thinking does not a fact make.
Second, the Westerners invented Christianity-so of course they are the first ones to understand it. I'd also point out that they used christianity to JUSTIFY all the resources they stole and natives they killed on every continent except Antarctica.
Third, It is also christianity and the white understanding of it, that allowed for some of the most awful things in history-the Dark Ages for example. It is christianity that held back mercentilism, capitalism, usury, etc. for CENTURIES. It is christianity that wanted 99% of the population illiterate and stupid. I could go on, but I think I've made my point with these few examples.
Lastly-in your list, you really should mention China. They were the most advanced nation for over 2000 years, they are arguably the only ones in history that could have taken over the entire planet-which was the case until the Industrial Revolution when the Britishes and others passed them up. Interestingly, they simply had no interest... and this is where christianity WOULD have a correlation: It has definitely led those who follow it to a sense of entitlement-that they can rape land, and steal it from others, or as the Christians called it, "Manifest Destiny".
These arguments also mean that christianity cannot be the correct correlative in your claim for the cause of intelligence/education, since the Chinese didn't know about it until the 17th Century...