So the real question is: are you saying it's not probable, or it's impossible?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 12:58 PM Subject: Re: AYFKM? >>> Dana wrote: >>> I don't think that the answer is for people to study up on the culture >>> they are written to. Cultural diversity is as valuable as genetic >>> diversity imho. >>> >> >>The answer to what? >> >>All I'm saying is that the Dr. Watson dude probably has seen all kinds >>of data suggesting that Africans (be they black or no) are genetically >>predisposed to being less intelligent than others. > > But its not his field, nor is he knowledgable in intelligence research. So > while he may be one of the top senior scientists in genetics, he is a > layman when it comes to research involving intelligence. > >> >>So he gets in trouble by saying so publicaly and then backs off >>because he realizes that the statement is too politically incorrect >>for your average person; that the implication is an inconvenient >>truth. > > He got in trouble for making an ignorant and stupid remark. > >> >>My point is that he *could*, could be right and that it's not racist >>to say so. I'm NOT saying Dr Watson isn't racist; maybe he is and >>that's why he said what he did. But it doesn't change the fact that >>there may be a correlation between skin color and intelligence, >>whatever the measure it. > > The data does not support such a position. Go to > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez This is NIH's online database of > research articles and books. Do a search on race and intelligence. After > winnowing out the chaff, you'll be left with about 400 studies or so that > show that there is no statistically significant correlation between the > two that cannot be better explained by other factors. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245408 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
