06-28-2008, 10:18 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I also question the cold weather hypothesis for high IQ among
east asians
The theory is that the ice age when food was scarce helped to prune
out the low IQ among the east asians
But this does not explain why those who live in the desert, an equally harsh
environment dont have high IQ<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
From Richard Lynn's site:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The theory I have advanced to explain these race differences in IQ is that when early humans migrated from Africa into Eurasia they encountered the difficulty of survival during cold winters. This problem was especially severe during the ice ages. Plant foods were not available for much of the year and survival required the hunting and dismembering of large animals for food and the ability to make tools, weapons and clothing, to build shelters and make fires. These problems required higher intelligence and exerted selection pressure for enhanced intelligence, particularly on the Orientals.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why are Inuits etc also not scoring exceedingly high on intelligence tests?
east asians
The theory is that the ice age when food was scarce helped to prune
out the low IQ among the east asians
But this does not explain why those who live in the desert, an equally harsh
environment dont have high IQ<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
From Richard Lynn's site:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The theory I have advanced to explain these race differences in IQ is that when early humans migrated from Africa into Eurasia they encountered the difficulty of survival during cold winters. This problem was especially severe during the ice ages. Plant foods were not available for much of the year and survival required the hunting and dismembering of large animals for food and the ability to make tools, weapons and clothing, to build shelters and make fires. These problems required higher intelligence and exerted selection pressure for enhanced intelligence, particularly on the Orientals.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why are Inuits etc also not scoring exceedingly high on intelligence tests?