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There are other traits than IQ which promote the success of the species.

Even if unintelligent, physical strength and endurance enable one to hunt, to flee from predators.

Sharp eyesight and sensitive hearing.

Those of African heritage commonly have Sickle Cell Anemia. While it is a crippling illness it gives one resistance to malaria; in much of Africa that enables one to live longer than those with healthy blood cells.



> Those of African heritage commonly have Sickle Cell Anemia. While it is a crippling illness it gives one resistance to malaria; in much of Africa that enables one to live longer than those with healthy blood cells.

That's not quite right. Being heterozygous for the sickle-cell trait produces reduced symptoms from malaria (but not immunity), while being homozygous for the trait produces sickle cell disease and and, consequently, greater vulnerability to malaria (since malarial infection, in addition to its other effects, frequently produces sickle cell crises in persons with sickle cell disease.)


I stand corrected.

I expect that I was actually taught what you explained however it has been many years.


...or red hair, or blue eyes, which spread simply because they were so darn cute. They're only like 12,000 years old!


A recent study found that those with blue eyes are predisposed to alcoholism. Doubtlessly that will lead to employment discrimination against those with brown eyes, as management types like to party.

I once read that every human society that had agriculture also had beer. We have had agriculture for roughly 12,000 years.




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