Re: How fair is the race/IQ theory?

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> Some scientists claim that race and IQ is related and that since negroids
have smaller brains they must
> have a small IQ level but since most humans can use a tiny portion of
their brain, the size probably has
> nothing to do with it.
AQ:
What's your evidence for the statement "negroids have smaller brains"?
What's your evidence for the statement "most humans can use a tiny portion
of their brain"?
As for brain size and intelligence... Lord Byron and Oliver Cromwell had
brain volumes of 2000cc. Anatole France had a brain volume of 1000cc. All
three were very intelligent. As you say, "size probably has nothing to do
with it".

> But have there been any other reasons why scientists claim that race and
IQ are related? does it have
> something do with social science? or is it deeper?
AQ:
Intelligence is influenced to a great degree by environmental conditions,
from the developing foetus through primary school to adulthood. This has
been shown by separated sibling studies, where siblings adopted by parents
from different social backgrounds show marked differences in IQ. For a given
social environment, race appears to play no role in IQ levels. It should be
obvious that many American blacks live in areas of social deprivation - it
seems some people in American society would prefer to blame blacks for their
predicament rather than admit that prejudice and a lack of social investment
are the real limits on black peoples' potential.  There may be a genetic
component to IQ, but no-one as far as I'm aware is certain to what extent
genes influence IQ. The studies I have seen suggest intelligence does run in
families, but there appears to be no difference between racial groups.

> [moderator's argh: Oh, goddam argh. Can we please take this stuff
> to an appropriate forum, like sci.anthropology? (I am astonished
> to find there's no sci.sociology forum!) Human IQ and race are so
> ridiculously species-constrained that they have zero interest as
> regards evolution as a process. Get OVER yourselves. - JAH]
AQ:
Sorry moderator, I couldn't resist replying to this one.