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>So far there has not been identified single parameter that explains White/Black gap and not for the lack of trying. Actually there has been, we're just not al

>So far there has not been identified single parameter that explains White/Black gap and not for the lack of trying. Actually there has been, we're just not allowed to apply the components of the explanation to this context, so we continue on a fruitless search in every other direction, spending money, contorting society, and increasingly tearing down achievers in a misguided attempt to bring up the underperformers. We know of hundreds of genes which are strongly correlated with IQ and directly influence behavior, and we know how those genes are distributed among various demographics. The science itself is not controversial or uncertain. But the logical conclusions are social and career suicide.

l33t2328 5y ago
Your claims seem to be both racist and unfounded.
- twofornone 5y ago
  Whether you think a fact is "racist" has no bearing on whether it is true. Do you deny that there are measurable, meaningful genetic differences between groups of people? How can you justify the belief that adaptation to drastically different environments over thousands of generations after leaving Africa magically stopped above the shoulders? What about geographically isolated interbreeding with other homonids? Those genes are also unevenly distributed; why would these genes not influence cognition? One striking example is the so called warrior gene, which completely alters the metabolism of monoamines, like dopamine and serotonin, which have direct influences over reward seeking, mood, and behavior. This mutation is nearly absent in many populations. There are plenty of other such unevenly distributed variations. Note that this does not imply that all people from group X are Y. But it does neatly explain, at least in part, multimodal statistical distributions like those we see consistently reflected IQ and crime frequency.
  - l33t2328 5y ago
    What you’re saying is simply not a fact. It’s a hilariously wrong assertion that could generously be regarded as an opinion, albeit a racist one.

l33t2328 5y ago

Your claims seem to be both racist and unfounded.

twofornone 5y ago
Whether you think a fact is "racist" has no bearing on whether it is true. Do you deny that there are measurable, meaningful genetic differences between groups of people? How can you justify the belief that adaptation to drastically different environments over thousands of generations after leaving Africa magically stopped above the shoulders? What about geographically isolated interbreeding with other homonids? Those genes are also unevenly distributed; why would these genes not influence cognition? One striking example is the so called warrior gene, which completely alters the metabolism of monoamines, like dopamine and serotonin, which have direct influences over reward seeking, mood, and behavior. This mutation is nearly absent in many populations. There are plenty of other such unevenly distributed variations. Note that this does not imply that all people from group X are Y. But it does neatly explain, at least in part, multimodal statistical distributions like those we see consistently reflected IQ and crime frequency.
- l33t2328 5y ago
  What you’re saying is simply not a fact. It’s a hilariously wrong assertion that could generously be regarded as an opinion, albeit a racist one.