Posted on 04/14/2015 8:07:11 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
Everyone is African: How Science Explodes the Myth of Race
I think if we were honest enough to admit it, we are all bigoted in some way. Our gender or religion doesnt really qualify us as superior to anyone else, but we tend to fall back on these identities and, consciously or not, assume they give us a reason to feel that we are not only in possession of a special truth, but that it grants us the privilege to feel better than others.
When we examine the issue of race, however, the bigotry is inherent because racial groups are inclined to assign superior characteristics to their own. Its called human nature.
There is something else human that we need to address, over and above skin color, eye color, hair and other visible differences.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.
... Uh ... order some more?
Actually, I think we all came out of Eden. I believe that was in Iraq. Just my 2 cents.
Note: this topic is from 4/14/2015. A little dull, and merely idealogical, but pinging it anyway. Thanks Sean_Anthony.
Out of Africa Theory Officially Debunked
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“Scientific evidence refuting the theory of modern humanitys African genesis is common knowledge among those familiar with the most recent scientific papers on the human Genome, Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosomes. Regrettably, within mainstream press and academia circles, there seems to be a conspicuous and dare we say it deliberate vacuum when it comes to reporting news of these recent studies and their obvious implications.”
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http://atlanteangardens.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/out-of-africa-theory-officially-debunked.html
We’re all out of Noah’s Ark.
The construction of the test influences the IQ score. I imagine that if you developed an IQ test for living effectively in Equatorial Guinea, the folks in Hong Kong would do much worse than the folks in EG.
The Bushman tribes live in a very difficult environment. I imagine even a high IQ Westerner would have a hard time surviving there for more than a few weeks or months. What would the average IQ be if ten Bushman newborns were raised in a college professor’s household. Here is an interesting link about testing intelligence across cultures:
http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb03/intelligence.aspx
As a practical example, my son was dyslexic and a high school dropout. However I reassured him he could do well because he had highly developed social intelligence, and could always hire a secretary. He is now in his 40’s, happily married with children, and running his own business contracting construction jobs with several employees.
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