And “my people were destined to be a space faring people “
You do realize that
1. Rockets exist because China invented gunpowder and rocketry in the 900s, right?
2. Germans were culturally different when Von Braun came over for rocket development?
Cuoture matters slightly more than genetics (note I’m nit saying genetics influence is zero, just that it is not paramount)
when a cell begins to divide in the womb, brother, culture doesn’t cause a brain cell to form, and for thousands of connections, dendrites, to reach out and bring order. It’s the proteins manufactured in the cells under the administration of the coding of DNA.
The brain is a machine, not a social construct. Culture can get in the way. White people, when left alone, can do great things. Genes. Genes. Genes.
the chinese used rockets as fireworks. We strapped guys into chairs onto the fireworks and then developed the orbital maneuvers to get them to the moon and back.
Yes, chinese can play Vivaldi on a violin like a robot.