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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 IQÂ’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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