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Author Topic:   PRIMATES, AFRICANS, EUROPEANS, EVOLUTION IN REVERSE?
Gzus
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Message 3 of 33 (32884)
02-22-2003 5:08 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by jimmyevolution
02-22-2003 6:35 AM


There is evidence to show that brain sizes differ across the races, but these differences are relatively small. the average human brain size is around 1350 cm3. caucasians and asians on average have brains 4 cm3 larger than their african cousins, a minute difference, and this difference in size affects primarily the frontal lobe of the brain (responsible for processing emotions) there is some debate about the differences in the structure of their brains. (don't take this for granted though cos i can't remember where i got my info from!). aside from the obvious physical differences, the main differences between the races are hormonal esp. the sex hormones.
There is a theory that states that the modern humans arose in the caucasus after migrating north from Africa and then colonised the world, perhaps (they claim) 'africans' contain more 'primitive' genetic material than the rest of the human race due to interbreeding with other early hominids that stayed in africa, but the evidence points overwhelmingly to a common ancestor for all humans, though the facial characteristics of subsaharan africans particularly the natives of Zaire, may provoke speculations (though unproven) about the genetic history of the african race.

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Gzus
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Message 9 of 33 (32951)
02-23-2003 4:13 PM
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02-23-2003 5:04 AM


Re: HOW MUCH GENETIC CHANGE WILL A CREATIONALIST EXCEPT BEFORE EVOLUTION CREEPS IN?
if what you say is correct, (I had no idea that the differences could be so large) then it definitely merits consideration. this topic is very controversial and i think we all know where it's going, but still, it's hard to overlook. The modern philosophy 'all are created equal' (intelligence wise) is quite likely the greatest myth of the late 20th century. The only thing is, people who support science in this area are usually compared to rather unintelligent, fundamentalist scum, 'rednecks' i think you call them. see also 'the decline of intelligence in America' by Seymour W. Itzkoff.

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Gzus
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Message 15 of 33 (33019)
02-24-2003 5:58 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by Peter
02-24-2003 2:25 AM


Re: PRIMATES, AFRICANS, EUROPEANS, EVOLUTION IN REVERSE?.... my search continues
They explain this with reference to the 'babel incident' i.e. scripture says that after babel, the people of the world were given different languages/cultures, etc (perhaps physical characteristics).

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Gzus
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Message 16 of 33 (33020)
02-24-2003 6:03 AM
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02-24-2003 2:25 AM


Re: PRIMATES, AFRICANS, EUROPEANS, EVOLUTION IN REVERSE?.... my search continues
There have been so-called 'unbiased' IQ tests that test a person's ability to recognise patterns in shapes. These tests have shown that the IQs of adopted children are closer to those of their biological parents than their foster parents indicating some predisposition to certain levels of intelligence.Supposedly, these testsw outlined differences in IQ across races. (although I can't remember where the hell i got this info from! I might just be talking out of my arse)

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Gzus
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Message 18 of 33 (33034)
02-24-2003 8:10 AM
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02-24-2003 7:47 AM


Re: PRIMATES, AFRICANS, EUROPEANS, EVOLUTION IN REVERSE?.... my search continues
i have absolutely no idea

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