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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Ah... Ha... I laughed when I read this.
At the risk of sounding like a racist, it's usually whites (People of European decent) who could, in general, be classified as 'less inteligent'. The only reason I say this is because, historically, Europe has typically lagged behind other non-European cultures in terms of advances in math, science, medicine, engineering etc. Screw what IQ tests. I'd rather look at history.
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There was one period of time where the 'white' nations fell behind Arab and Asian powers and that was after the fall of the Roman empire left it a mess. Prior to and since the renaissance, you would be very wrong. There is a reason we refer to them as the 'dark ages'.
Regardless there has never been a time when the black kingdoms of Africa were more advanced, unless you play revisionist history with Egypt. This is what would be would be germane to Watson's topic, but not to the topic as presented.
Still, such advances like say powered flight, wouldn't be indicative of a greater intelligence in the first place. When the Chinese were at their peak, and the most powerful 'nation' on earth, their own policies turned them from expansionist and inventive, to isolationists, which in let others catch up and surpass them. Does that mean one people were more intelligent than the other?
No, sometimes circumstances will trump intelligence when it comes to such measures.