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It is politically correct nowadays to say that all humans are born free and equal in democratic countries. Yet, I believe that this only refers to the legal aspect. Genetically, everybody is different. It can be argued whether intelligence, physical strength or other capabilities are genetical or acquired. It certainly is a bit of both, but I'd say that genes play the most important part of the "potential", which one's education and environment will more or less develop.

Some people argue that no significant differences in intelligence, physical strength or other capabilities exist between human "races". Some insist that men and women are not different because of biological factors, but just because of social expectations and education. I believe that none of this is true. Men and women's brains work differently, and each have abilities in which they excel over the other sex. Physically, men tend to be stronger, but women tend to be more supple.

It is the same for "races". It is no coincidence that Black people excel in some Olympic sports (e.g. sprint), but that East Asians excel in others (e.g. gymnastics) and Caucasians in yet others (e.g. cycling). Physically, the most masculine "race" would be the Blacks, while the most feminine would be the Mongoloids.

The same is true for arts, music or intellectual disciplines. It is probably no coicidence either that the world's 3 big monotheistic religions were invented by Semitic people, and the 3 great pantheistic or polytheist ones (Hindusim, Buddhism, Jainism) by Indian people. Likewise, Black people are better at the more spontaneous rap or jazz music, while "classical" written and directed by a single artist for a big orchestra is almost only Caucasian.

I believe that cultures are what they are partly (but not only) because of the genetic predispositions of their people. Cultural advancement only depend on time and resources. But the orientation or sensitivities present in each culture has a correlation to the majority of its people's genes. That's why genetically similar populations have also similar sensitivities (e.g. modern Japan, Korea and China, regarding their liking for food, material goods, similar type of music, economic systems, etc.). View more random threads same category:

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