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Old 03-27-2014, 09:21 PM
 
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Doesn't support there being any genetic correlation between race and IQ. If there was, guess what? Caribbean blacks(white ancestors) would score above black Africans who have no European ancestry.

See the chart for yourself



http://cdn.static-economist.com/site...116_gdc768.png



In one county, blacks outscore white natives.
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Old 03-28-2014, 04:33 AM
 
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Doesn't support there being any genetic correlation between race and IQ. If there was, guess what? Caribbean blacks(white ancestors) would score above black Africans who have no European ancestry.

See the chart for yourself



http://cdn.static-economist.com/site...116_gdc768.png



In one county, blacks outscore white natives.
Strange thing is that Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis are basically the same people ethnically. Why don't they have nearly the same scores/success?
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Old 03-28-2014, 08:20 AM
 
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Strange thing is that Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis are basically the same people ethnically. Why don't they have nearly the same scores/success?
Puzzles me
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Old 03-28-2014, 08:30 AM
 
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Strange thing is that Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis are basically the same people ethnically. Why don't they have nearly the same scores/success?
Cultural practices might account for that.
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Old 03-28-2014, 08:37 AM
 
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Doesn't support there being any genetic correlation between race and IQ. If there was, guess what? Caribbean blacks(white ancestors) would score above black Africans who have no European ancestry.

See the chart for yourself
uh, the chart shows caribbean blacks scoring below black africans. don't get what you mean about white ancestors.


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In one county, blacks outscore white natives.
which country is that? your graph shows black africans coming almost up to the level of british whites in 2010, then dropping slightly.

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Strange thing is that Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis are basically the same people ethnically. Why don't they have nearly the same scores/success?
that is interesting.
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Old 03-28-2014, 11:01 AM
 
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ethnicity = genetics?

I thought ethnicity meant culture, primarily, though it also implies a shared ancestry.

At any rate, although there is some crossover, genetically, in the populations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, there are distinct genetic variations within those countries much less across them.
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Old 03-28-2014, 11:54 AM
 
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ethnicity = genetics?

I thought ethnicity meant culture, primarily, though it also implies a shared ancestry.

At any rate, although there is some crossover, genetically, in the populations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, there are distinct genetic variations within those countries much less across them.
Not enough to make any real difference.

Besides, no one ever looks to break down whites genetically...and they have just as many if not more variations.
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Old 03-28-2014, 12:09 PM
 
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Clearly culture comes to play. You would have to actually know a few Africans. Most don't play when it comes to school but I'm sure that comes from their parents stressing the reasons of being in America in the first place.
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Old 03-28-2014, 01:35 PM
 
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Wasn't this dead horse beaten to death on the forum already? Are some folks that bored?
Will there be a time when the racist rubbish be stopped?
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Old 03-28-2014, 05:24 PM
 
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Strange thing is that Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis are basically the same people ethnically. Why don't they have nearly the same scores/success?
Culture matters and there are substantial ethnic differences especially between North and South India.
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