I certainly sympathise with the "dont want to be drawn in" posture.
However, Richard Dawkins appears to be getting soft in his old age.
The hereditary basis of the massive ave. IQ deficit of blacks and hispanics
has now been solidly established for over 35 years, and researchers have
moved on to more detailed (genomic) studies (effect of the age of mother for
example). See Plomin "Behavioral Genetics .." and all kinds of material on
the Internet.
This does indeed have some social implications. Example: US State
Universities have- if they choose, and some do- been permitted to continue
some measure of illegal and unfair discrimination against whites; solely
because of the scientific ignorance of a Judge (O'Connor) (and a few
colleagues) who seems to believe that the black IQ deficit will somehow
disappear over the next "25 years". Fortunately she and the other
incompetent and disaffected judges are now set to be permanently out-voted
(and replaced) due to America's evident turn to more rational and moral
ethics.
The above world-wide researchers are certainly investigating other
"Behavioral Genetic" factors - see Plomin. Criminality, etc. (Although not
much specifically racial so far ..) We shall have to wait a couplr pf
years and see. So the writings of Rushton, Lynn, Chis Brand .. are indeed
entertaining to any open-minded professional.
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