Racism and evolution
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Is there any logic in the widespread humanist claim that all races are equal in intelligence and in the embrace of the theory of evolution according to which human development is accidental? As is well known, there is a veto in the world of science according to which a scientist, no matter how senior, is prohibited from claiming that the African and Hispanic races – for example – are less intelligent on average (and similarly in relation to women versus men), and even when Crick revealed DNA, he claimed this, they shut him up. How is this consistent with the sweeping agreement on evolution? And that it is possible that all the different human races that evolved separately, and therefore branched separately and underwent completely different developmental processes, will all achieve the same brain? Or is science forced to subordinate itself to morality for educational reasons and provide the masses with a ‘noble lie’? On the other hand, if there is indeed no difference in IQ and so on between the races, isn’t this a contradiction of the theory of evolution?
I will try to provide an answer that raises another question: The soul that is breathed into man – in all races – is spiritual and one in its ‘nature’, and it is this that gives him the virtue of reaching, in different parts of the earth and in different cultures, the ability for equal intelligence (statistically, of course).
But if we do ask – especially the voluntarist delusion – how does this virtue of the soul appear in the entire human race and in none of the other life forms on the surface of the pentad? How did this miracle happen? Was the soul inherited (like a genetic element??)? And is such inheritance possible even among races that have had no contact for tens or hundreds of thousands of years? Or do you think it should be said that the soul is a kind of spiritual ‘energy’ that is found, so to speak, in the air, and when the human race reaches a certain level of brain development, it receives it everywhere, like radio waves. This may explain why all humans have a soul, along with the evolutionary fact that there was no connection between them that allowed for mutual affinity.
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To the questioner,
First of all, it was not Crick who claimed this, but his (less brilliant) partner in the discovery, Watson.
Secondly, Crick and Watson did not reveal DNA, only its structure.
Thirdly, the whole concern with races is scientifically problematic because there is so much mixture that it is difficult to point out races and associate a particular individual with a race. Everyone is mixed to one degree or another (usually to a very great extent).
Fourthly, it is very difficult to isolate the genetic component from the social one, and therefore such a claim usually only indicates a racist mindset – because there is nothing to give it validity over the social hypothesis.
Fifthly, it is clear that there is also political correctness that plays a role here.
Thanks for the important and thought-provoking information.
Perhaps it is better to refine the question from a different perspective - if the process of evolution is not directed from above and the development of human races did not begin with one race (and even if it did, it branched out long before more and more improvements occurred in the development of evolution) if everything is true, what is the likelihood at all, a priori, that all species will be equal in intelligence? And that clear differences between the low Bushmen and the high Aryans or Maasai tribes, between the Negroid and Europiform skulls - stopped only in the physical differences, but not the cognitive ones?! Because the assumption is that even cultural differences will disappear in the second generation. If, for example, a native of Papua New Guinea is educated in the USA in an adoptive family. The assumption is that despite his primitive background, if he is talented, he will be able to become a professor at Harvard. What is the likelihood if not that there is a deliberate hand that strives for all species to be in the image of God. Or as I suggested that the soul is the cause of equality and not the brain. (What does that even mean?)
And the other side - according to which there are indeed differences and political correctness does not allow scientists to express this - this raises concerns about the state of science, and there are certainly others. What if the findings - as Michi believes - show a high probability of the reality of the Creator, or of the ancient people of Israel on his land - will political correctness even then prevent the scientific community from unanimously remaining silent?! Who are we really trusting here?!
I am not sure that I understood Rabbi Michi's answer to the law of large numbers, but I have not yet turned to reread what he wrote about this law in the past. When I turn to
PS Of course, even if there are differences between the races, their neglect is still astonishing. There is a clear and distinct similarity and all humans are capable of abstract thinking, speech and so on. We do not find intermediate ape-like stages that have primitive thinking and the like. It seems that from the moment Homo sapiens achieved a cognitive leap, it did not stop and encompassed all humans at an equal or close to that level. And for this too, a satisfactory explanation must be found
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