Its been settled - Naggers are dumb

[bparker]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science...ace/index.html

Thoughts?

[jmsspratlin]

Hell, go live in Mississippi.....

[Big Dad]

Nobel laureate, I'm surprised that he hasn't been diagnosed with tourette's syndrome or some variation thereof --you know, to uphold the esteemed status bull$hit!

[bparker]

[h2co-pilot]

Well my question is, as the testing gets more advanced now that the map is out;

What will happen if/when there are certain "bad genes" detected that may not be so PC or cognitive to our current psychology?

If substantial evidence arises that does in fact reveal certain psychological/physical traits that are infavorable to the population or society itself;

Would the messenger be killed or welcomed?

Would that research be funded?


Hmmm.......Gattaca?

[bparker]

Two words - natural selection

natural selection has been involved in the evolutionary process for thousands of years now. And if you take that theory and base it on the available intelligence gene pool for those who live in developed civilized areas vs those who live in places like Africa.... well you get what I mean. The "average" level intelligence will be below "par" of those who were born in a developed civilized area where more advanced education is the norm.

lets just say, they might be a few thousand years behind the evolutionary curve for the rest of "us" that have been on track with the best of selection that nature has had to offer.
Of course we have trailer parks in the ?developed? areas but I mean ?as a whole? and ?average? developed areas/countries will have a higher intelligence level "as a whole" simply due to the resources avail and health and education.

Dats mah thankin on doe?s matters

[h2co-pilot]

Originally Posted by bparker

Two words - natural selection

natural selection has been involved in the evolutionary process for thousands of years now. And if you take that theory and base it on the available intelligence gene pool for those who live in developed civilized areas vs those who live in places like Africa.... well you get what I mean. The "average" level intelligence will be below "par" of those who were born in a developed civilized area where more advanced education is the norm.

lets just say, they might be a few thousand years behind the evolutionary curve for the rest of "us" that have been on track with the best of selection that nature has had to offer.
Of course we have trailer parks in the ?developed? areas but I mean ?as a whole? and ?average? developed areas/countries will have a higher intelligence level "as a whole" simply due to the resources avail and health and education.

Dats mah thankin on doe?s matters

Well, mah thankin , is that our species has pretty much screwed the natural selection process. I know of no other species that strings along the "weak", per say, as we do via education, charity and health.

In a sense our scientific collaboration and laws have molded the eventual evolution of our species. Kinda how the common culture derived from the wampum (or whoever developed currency) has led to many variants of our survival. Meaning our survival is not based on physical stature as much as it is for other species. Medicine has perpetuated many lives beyond what nature had intended etc.- but but but- only because of intelligence.

The testing of the DNA is currently being tested mainly for health but I am wondering if it will ever be researched and funded for intelligence- which is another main factor in our survival.

So a bad trait can, in theory, designate who would receive such educational or health benefits (ie: scholarships, transplants... the list could go on) if a trait were found to reveal such efforts a burden to such efforts or even evolution. But would the people allow it? Would it become "scientific selection"? Would it so in times of peril or overpopulation?

Or will the health studies even cause controversy, say in so many decades when NFL contracts are billions of dollars, would they test individuals for a certain ligament laxity or some sort of advantagous muscle myofilaments. Would the Cowboys, in addition to performance stats and physicals, genetically test and make it standard procedure for an "elite" team? And would laws allow them to alter their players compensation in light of such a result? Would it be the same for employment in light of intelligence findings?

It's interesting, anyway. It's too early in the morning for this stuff.