Massive Muslim inbreeding over 1,400 years may have ruined gene pool

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by LuckyGem

Don't be so quick to discredit claims that genetic problems don't come from intermarriage.Saudi Arabia Awakes to the Perils of Inbreeding - NYTimes.com[/url]

I can't think of a more diverse gene pool than 1.5 billion Muslims spread across every corner of the globe. As for Saudi Arabia, a country of 24 million is a drop in the proverbial gene pool.

[robbobobbo]

Why is this psychologist speaking of "Muslim culture", "Muslim inbreeding", etc?

"If a Muslim does not react aggressively when criticized he is seen as weak, not worth trusting and he thus loses social status immediately," Sennels wrote.

Would a Lebanese Christian or atheist not be culturally inclined to have responses similar to that of a Lebanese Muslim, in terms of personal honor?

Haven't other Western cultures required strong reactions to perceived insults of personal honor (e.g. Latin cultures, the American South), and were they also the result of "genetic damage"?

Is there one "Christian culture" that we can psychoanalyze?

Is Saudi culture the same as Pakistani culture, and Moroccan culture, and Indonesian culture, and Turkish culture, and Iranian culture, and Iraqi culture, to name a few?

The "Muslim genetic damage" wouldn't affect a non-Muslim from the same population of a given Muslim country?

Did the endogamy that supposedly produced this genetic damage only start about 1400 years ago, coinciding with the creation of Islam, and not exist prior to that?

Did all Muslim-majority populations in all Muslim-majority countries practice endogamy?

Why does a psychologist consider himself qualified on matters of cultural anthropology or genetics?

Finally, haven't we heard something like this before?

Scientific racism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

I can't think of a more diverse gene pool than 1.5 billion Muslims spread across every corner of the globe. As for Saudi Arabia, a country of 24 million is a drop in the proverbial gene pool.

With close to 70% inbreeding with 1st cousins it cannot be a good thing.


Saudi Arabia Awakes to the Perils of Inbreeding - The New York Times

[sholomar]

A genetic case can be made for blacks being slightly less intelligent. As our species moved out of africa a larger brain capacity was required in order to adapt to the brutal winter climate.. the construction of shelter, hunting spears, and the use of fire were all requirements to survive that did not exist in Africa. Pure evolution. Adapting to change increase intelligence. Nothing "racist" about it.. pure science. The difference is modest, but I'm convinced it exists. It in no way takes away from anyone.. one cannot help being born with whatever genetic material they are given. Some people have type 1 diabetes, some have congenial heart defects, etc. Blacks in general also tend to be more attractive and more muscular without as much effort. Again simple genetics.