Originally Posted by Tethys

Ask yourself, Ainoow ; how can this be established one way or the other?

Even if genes responsible for human intelligence could be identified, and even if genetic differences were able to be established between different “races”, on what criteria would superiority or inferiority be categorised? Would any difference among the intelligence genes of “Africans” relative to those of “Westerners” be indicative that Africans have inferior “power of reasoning”?

In order to establish any scale of intelligence, one would have to first establish that intelligence gene x is the master superior intelligence gene, against wich any variant genes are relatively inferior.

How would we do this?

Paradoxically, Watson’s claim that there is a difference in the power of reasoning between different groups, in effect provides one of the arguments why a conclusive test of relative intelligence cannot be developed. Unless you start from the premise that “Western” concepts of intelligence are superior, data indicating differences in intelligence genes among Africans would not indicate anything else than the fact that there is a difference. Any interpretation or value judgment of any differences would be purely subjective.

Tethys