What is your honest opinion on racial differences in IQ? From findings in books like the "Bell curve" by Charle's Murray and "Why Race Matters"

by Michael Levin? Do you think that there is any truth and science to it or do you think that it is pseudoscience to push eugenics and a political agenda? If you do believe that the racial differences in IQ are legitimate, what do you believe the reasons for that are? Do you believe that race matters?

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Cierzo · M

I truly believe that race and IQ are related, it is not pseudoscience. What is pseudoscience is to try to hide those differences or justify them under socioeconomic factors. Biology is the root of all, ideology can ignore it, but not escape it.

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SW-User

@Cierzo I tend to learn more towards this view. Sure, it's not pleasant, but we should not ignore discussions on it. However, I don't think biology is the root of ALL. When it comes to nature vs nurture, I would say it is more genetic, but certainly not 50/50, probably something like 70/30 maybe. There are environmental factors to be accounted for as well, then you have epigenetics. I do think that racial science information like this has been and can be used to push eugenics, which is wrong. Nazi Germany became too race obsessed and the results show that.

Cierzo · M

@SW-User Sometimes truth is not always pleasant, but it is the truth anyway.
I am not at all for eugenics, but racial science information is important. Lower IQ leads to lower self-control, and that includes violent impulses.

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SW-User

@Cierzo According to Murray, Jews are at the top, then asians, whites, hispanics, blacks, etc etc.

But even if this is the case, I don't think that would be a reason to conclude that one race is superior or inferior to the other. Yes, IQ does correlate to success in the workforce, behavior and temperament, however, I do not believe it measures the totality of intelligence. I believe that is a bit more complicated, and there is so much we don't know about the human mind yet.