06-29-2008, 01:30 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Pandyan+Jun 29 2008, 03:48 AM-->QUOTE(Pandyan @ Jun 29 2008, 03:48 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>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?
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http://www.rlynn.co.uk/
His conclusions are that the East Asians (Chinese, Japanese and Koreans) have the highest mean IQ at 105. These are followed by the Europeans (IQ 100). Some way below these are the Inuit (Eskimos) (IQ 91), South East Asians (IQ 87), Native American Indians (IQ 87), Pacific Islanders (IQ 85), South Asians and North Africans (IQ 84). Well below these come the sub-Saharan Africans (IQ 67) followed by the Australian Aborigines (IQ 62). The least intelligent races are the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert together with the Pygmies of the Congo rain forests (IQ 54).
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Inuits score way below the east asians
I submit that the Inuit environment is much harsher than the east asian environment and yet they are of much lower IQ
IMHO, I have a better theory,
civilization and IQ are like a positive feedback loop, a virtuous cycle
As civilization develops, you get demand for high IQ professions which increases civilization which in turn increases demand for and darwinian selection for high IQ
Civilization is the IQ marker
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?
[right][snapback]83509[/snapback][/right]
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.rlynn.co.uk/
His conclusions are that the East Asians (Chinese, Japanese and Koreans) have the highest mean IQ at 105. These are followed by the Europeans (IQ 100). Some way below these are the Inuit (Eskimos) (IQ 91), South East Asians (IQ 87), Native American Indians (IQ 87), Pacific Islanders (IQ 85), South Asians and North Africans (IQ 84). Well below these come the sub-Saharan Africans (IQ 67) followed by the Australian Aborigines (IQ 62). The least intelligent races are the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert together with the Pygmies of the Congo rain forests (IQ 54).
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Inuits score way below the east asians
I submit that the Inuit environment is much harsher than the east asian environment and yet they are of much lower IQ
IMHO, I have a better theory,
civilization and IQ are like a positive feedback loop, a virtuous cycle
As civilization develops, you get demand for high IQ professions which increases civilization which in turn increases demand for and darwinian selection for high IQ
Civilization is the IQ marker