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Originally Posted by Sagi_AFF
He's claiming that people separated by geography evolve differently. It's true for other human characteristics so I'm willing to consider that argument for intelligence although I doubt that any difference would be significant.
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Correct, and it is not new (lynn, jensen, rushton, have made the same arguments before). I don't think anybody would deny the possibility of at least average genetic differences between groups. However, since the genes that encode for intelligence still elude us, what we have is correlational data provided by things like IQ tests. I look forward to the day when we can pinpoint what genes in the brain account for intelligence and see how they can be manipulated.
Legitimate debate can be made of Watson's opinion about this and what he believes it means about Western policies. I wonder what specific examples he would give to support this contention or suggestions he would offer.
James Watson is known for making controversial statements on a variety of subjects.