“Mathematics is neither compassionate nor merciless. It is what it is.”
I’d say “Reality” rather than “Mathematics”, but I completely agree with your take on this.
When it comes to explaining the realities of racial issues, “The Bell Curve” provides most of the answers.
I’ve come to the conclusion that two easily identifiable groups (skin color or other features) of people with significantly different IQ distributions cannot coexist peacefully in the same society.
As for whether it’s wisdom vs intelligence, it’s true that not all intelligent people are wise, but I would say the great maority of wise people are also intelligent.
I don’t agree that such groups cannot coexist peacefully in the same society.
They can’t coexist in the same society peacefully if one group is held to a lower/different standard than the other. That will never work.
When all are held to the same standard, people can trust one another. Otherwise, there can be no peaceful coexistence.