RE: Race and IQs
May 31, 2018 at 7:07 pm
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2018 at 7:13 pm by Alexmahone.)
(May 31, 2018 at 6:50 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: I'm not sure of the exact differences between "Races" IQ-wise, although one thing's sure: if 50% of Africans reach a score that puts them on the "retarded" end of the scale (and I mean that in the most literal sense of the word, since 70 ), there's probably something wrong with the test. IQ test scores (at least for adults) are designed to be normally distributed, and the mean score becomes 100. When the average becomes less or more than 100, it's generally assumed that the scored would need to be recalibrated. And, while the proportion of "races" in this population represented aren't given, I have to say, there would have to be an unusually large number of "East Asians" in the mix for this to not be seriously eyebrow raising.
If you think the mean IQ of everyone on earth is supposed to be 100, you're mistaken.
IQ tests are normed/calibrated so that the mean IQ of Britain is 100. This is called the Greenwich Standard. The mean IQ's of other countries/races are then measured relative to this Greenwich Standard. The mean IQ of everyone on earth is probably around 88.
Dr Philippe Rushton, a leading race scholar, has said that sub-Saharan Africans should not be considered mentally retarded but as having the intelligence of the average white 11-year old.
(May 31, 2018 at 7:03 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:(May 31, 2018 at 2:59 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: I know this is a taboo topic but you made a choice when you clicked on this thread after reading the title...
I have encountered research by several reputed scientists that says that the mean IQ's of different races are different. They are (for the major races):
East Asians: 105
Whites: 99
South Asians / North Africans: 84
Africans: 70
Mixed races usually have IQ's that lie between the composite races. Blacks in the US have a higher mean (85) than Africans due to a combination of European ancestry and better nutrition.
(There are also scientists who claim that the mean IQ's of different races are exactly equal but fail to provide any evidence supporting this.)
My question: Does merely believing in the validity of such research make a person a racist? Is there any objection to this being taught at schools or universities? For the record, I belong to one of the intellectually inferior races, so I may be being a little slow...
Post the source of your data because i'm detecting a red flag...
Dr Richard Lynn, Dr Philippe Rushton, Dr Richard Herrnstein and Dr Charles Murray are leading scholars whose research has come to these conclusions.
