Conrad: Though the case may be that genes determine intelligence, one cannot discredit environment. Intelligence cannot be absolutely defined. If one measures a person’s intelligence, to what end can it be said that that person is intelligent--because they can solve calculus problems?  The fact is, many people whose genetic makeup may show that they have less intelligence than others do not have less worth as human beings than their more “intelligent” counterparts.

 

 

 

Promethia: Future Generations’ second point is that civilization depends totally upon innate intelligence.  Take Japan for example. The average IQ is 104, and Japan is a tiny country with virtually no resources; but it is an economic powerhouse.  Israel and Japan have average higher IQ’s than the US does; Mexico and other African nations have lower ones.  The identical ladder of nations replicates itself in America, both in IQ scores and economic status.  Americans of Japanese genealogy surpass all other ethnicities in the US, on average, and are commonly more prosperous.  Jewish people are next on the list; and then Mexicans and African Americans represent the lowest IQ scores and economic status (Vancourt).

In another study comparing brothers, it was found that the ones with higher IQ’s than their fathers moved up in socio-economic status, and the ones with lower IQ’s moved down.  Brothers have almost identical environments, but they share fifty of their genes on average.  The mission statement makes is clear that, “the fact that smarter ones move up and duller ones move down proves that socio-economic status is, in part, due to innate intelligence” (Vancourt).

 

 

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