Race and IQ

False & racist. Please see https://youtu.be/UBc7qBS1Ujo for an extended explanation of why this is a horrible position. We don't even have strong scientific evidence that Spearman's g factor is more than a statistical convenience.

I think there could be a better explanation for this:There is an impression that your IQ score is a fixed thing that you're born with, but in reality you can "study" for the IQ test and get better scores at it. There is also the whole issue that IQ scores have been rapidly rising in the past few decades.This might just mean that IQ score merely acts as a proxy for socioeconomic status and education level and a bunch of other factors, and it doesn't really measure your t

Is someone able to tell me what about the genetics, race and IQ stuff is backed by evidence and what part is pure prejudice?

So pointing out differences in intelligence is now racist?

Its not that the assertion is incorrect, but that if it is made without knowledge that IQ is primarily influenced by social-economic factors, then it can be construed as racist because it is saying that a positive quality (high IQ) is given by nature to certain groups of people who already happen to hold certain economic and social privileges, instead of the other way around. Unless you're claiming that having a low IQ can be seen as something positive.

Bogus research, flag please.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/02/the-unwelcome-r...https://www.theguardian.com/scienc

I think it's a matter of perspective.If you believe IQ is completely genetic, then a statement that more blacks have a lower IQ can be seen as racist against blacks.But if you believe IQ is malleable (fixable to some extent), then the statement that more blacks have a lower IQ can be seen as a lambasting of the system, and empathy towards the black community.Personally I think ESR's goal is the latter, a declaration that the black community has an IQ problem, and we need to th

That's rich coming from you.> This is the only observation my argument needsAre you really unable to understand that "whites are smarter than blacks" and "we observe a statistical discrepancies in the observed IQ" is not the same?Let me take plenty of examples, applicable or not to the specific observation we talk about, where we see exactly this observation and yet the conclusion X is smarter is just stupid.Take 2 groups of people, put one group of people

One of the meaningful disadvantages to being African American is having a substantially lower IQ on average compared to most other population groups. I would wager that IQ correlates strongly with performance in any scientific or technical field. And no, this difference is not only due to cultural influence. Up to 80% is genetic. I'm sorry, but I think people on this site prefer to discuss true facts, how politically sensitive they might be.

The science isn't out, but much evidence suggests significant genetic correlation between race and IQ. In that sense, I'm not "making a case for racial superiority", I'm simply pointing out that some of the racial injustice the left perceives may be due to biology, and that they denigrate and deny this science.It would be great if every race had the same distribution for height, athleticism, IQ, etc. However, that doesn't seem to be the case -- we're genetic