Message from @lemonsaw
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Is there an IQ difference between races?
Statistically? yes. Actually? No.
And if there is it’s very subtle, would be hard to study.
Why do you think so
What evidence points to intelligence being influenced by environmental factors?
I'm not a white supremacist by the way
The studies show that Asians on average have a higher iq than Europeans
And Africans have the lowest
@Gerry But there is a huge difference if it's because of their genes or the environment
If it's in their genes it means it's inherent to them and it won't change
That's why the issue is controversial and emotional
Definitely
A study conducted by __Dr. Yashpal Singh__ of the *Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of India* indicates "that various environmental factors such as place of residence, physical exercise, family income, parents' occupation and education influence the IQ of a child to a great extent. Hence, a child must be provided with an optimal environment to be able to develop to his/her full genetic potential."
Improvements in nutritional policy, prenatal and early nutrition are linked to brain structure, there is evidence (provided by a study by the MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre and the University College London Institute of Child Health, that providing a high nutrient diet to very premature babies, particularly males, can help to reduce the loss of brain size and IQ often experienced by these babies. Zinc, Iron, folate, iodine, B12 and protein deficiency can also result in low IQ.
@Deleted User I totally agree with your claim and I would be surprised with any scientific data contradicting it
Does that means intelligence cannot be genetic?
The evidence is out there, tons of studies done on environmental effects on IQ.
Now, I did find that genes can affect IQ a lot... especially in adults.
The extent of this is not well known to me, but the problem lies in racist graphs pushing an agenda of anti-blacks by ignoring all of the environmental evidence.
So we accept there is a genetic factor and a environmental one
Studies agree about 60-80% of IQ is determined by genes once your brain is developed, about 27 years and older.
Its definitely both.
Could you link me to studies
Of course.
That's pretty much the whole discussion, how much percent is genetic
And if it is 60-80%, that would mean some ethnicity are genetically less intelligent on average
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14717631
https://medcraveonline.com/JNSK/JNSK-01-00023
This is the article I was reading from a consultant neurosurgeon in India named Arun Oommen.
He linked the percentage evidence to the first link I provided.
Which didn't demonstrate a percent.
Indeed
It looks like theyre trying to identify genes responsible for intelligence
Also 60-80% in adult years is all based on genes. Now what percent of that 60-80 is affected by the changes in ethnicity. That we don't know, and we can't assume that ethnicity has such a strong effect on our genetic intelligence.
GG @Deleted User, you just advanced to level 7!
Without proper evidence we're making stuff up.
except you dont realize
that the higher your IQ is
the more likely you are gonna develop mental illness
Einstein had huge short-term memory loss and needed a secretary to write down everything he wrote