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Did evolution leave all races equal in terms of mental and physical competence?

Did evolution leave all races with equal mental and physical competency?

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Tucker Case said:
Which is why it was absurd for you to say "This question is still left unanswered.".
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Not so. From the very beginning I had a question that I knew could never be certainly answered, currently.

Philosophically, I'd like to find the answer that makes most sense. Scientifically, there may, in fact, be a certain answer. Who knows?
 
My question is this: what is the motivation & the agenda of attempting to suggest or prove that one race is intellectually inferior to another?

what is the end game? what are we really getting at here?
 
Wake said:
Not so. From the very beginning I had a question that I knew could never be certainly answered, currently.

Philosophically, I'd like to find the answer that makes most sense. Scientifically, there may, in fact, be a certain answer. Who knows?
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You misunderstood my point. Your statement is absurd because you were certain that the question remained unanswered.
 
Tucker Case said:
Which is why it was absurd for you to say "This question is still left unanswered.".
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the question has indeed been left unanswered if one refuses to read the thread and acknowledge those comments that one disagrees with.

the fact is, many folks in this thread have answered the question.
 
Thunder said:
My question is this: what is the motivation & the agenda of attempting to suggest or prove that one race is intellectually inferior to another?

what is the end game? what are we really getting at here?
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One can easily counter with:

What is the motivation & agenda of suggesting that evolution magically left all races equally intelligent, yet changed many other things of our being?

What is the end game? To be politically correct?
 
Tucker Case said:
You misunderstood my point. Your statement is absurd because you were certain that the question remained unanswered.
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You're saying the question has been absolutely proven?
 
Wake said:
...What is the motivation & agenda of suggesting that evolution magically left all races equally intelligent, yet changed many other things of our being?..
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you show us one person who suggests that evolution has magically done anything, and then we can respond to your silly strawman.
 
Wake said:
What is the motivation & agenda of suggesting that evolution magically left all races equally intelligent, yet changed many other things of our being?
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Your question fails logically because it begs the question. It presupposes that evolution is the cause of intra-species variance.
 
What is your end goal in this discussion, Wake? What are you trying to prove or disprove? And, most importantly, why?
 
Wake said:
...I, for one, am highly suspicious of the notion that evolution left all races equally intelligent....
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what is your basis for being highly suspicious for this notion?

what is your endgame for having this suspicion?

what are you ultimately getting at?
 
whysoserious said:
What is your end goal in this discussion, Wake? What are you trying to prove or disprove? And, most importantly, why?
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I'm neither trying to prove nor disprove anything. I have a question that wants answers. The notion that evolution left all races equally intellect is dubious; I have either not seen or cannot remember the proof that shows otherwise. Same goes for the notion that evolution left races with differing average intellect.
 
Wake said:
I'm neither trying to prove nor disprove anything. I have a question that wants answers. The notion that evolution left all races equally intellect is dubious; I have either not seen or cannot remember the proof that shows otherwise. Same goes for the notion that evolution left races with differing average intellect.
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And how do you plan to go about answering it? Otherwise, you are just shooting off at the mouth and that accomplishes very little.
 
Wake said:
I'm neither trying to prove nor disprove anything. I have a question that wants answers. The notion that evolution left all races equally intellect is dubious; I have either not seen or cannot remember the proof that shows otherwise....
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I think the question that most people here have is: what is motivating this question?
 
whysoserious said:
And how do you plan to go about answering it? Otherwise, you are just shooting off at the mouth and that accomplishes very little.
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It's not "shooting off at the mouth" as you put it. I'm asking questions and wanting evidence. If you find that to be intolerable, well, sorry.
 
Thunder said:
I think the question that most people here have is: what is motivating this question?
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That's a silly and redundant question. What motivates any question here?
 
Wake said:
That's a silly and redundant question. What motivates any question here?
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you didn't answer the question.

you were motivated to ask this question & create this thread, for what reason?

what is the endgame of this discussion?
 
Thunder said:
you didn't answer the question.

you were motivated to ask this question & create this thread, for what reason?

what is the endgame of this discussion?
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This thread is about the topic. Not me.

Perhaps you would rather ask every person who ever asked a question in this forum that question? Would you like an improved version of your questions to show up every time you post a thread?

Don't waste my time.
 
Wake said:
I'm neither trying to prove nor disprove anything. I have a question that wants answers. The notion that evolution left all races equally intellect is dubious; I have either not seen or cannot remember the proof that shows otherwise. Same goes for the notion that evolution left races with differing average intellect.
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Why are you assuming that evolution is a factor in any and all potential racial variance?

In order to answer these loaded questions, we first have to determine if evolution is what drives any and all intra-species variance.

We can start doing this by challenging our own assumptions about evolution. The first question related to this is "If an individual undergoes a mutation, is this something we should consider evolution?"
 
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Wake said:
It's not "shooting off at the mouth" as you put it. I'm asking questions and wanting evidence. If you find that to be intolerable, well, sorry.
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But you are providing nothing of substance yourself. Why do you get to ask questions and provide no answers or evidence but you expect others to provide them? Let's sum it up:

-You have a question about evolution
-You have no real basis or reasoning behind the question, but it's still a question
-You have no proof or evidence for your claim
-There is no scientific method or logic involved

Did I sum it up well?
 
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