"Around 80% of all factors contributing to individual differences in intelligence are hereditary", Professor Eysenck concludes, "20% come from the environment.
The results obtained by blacks in psychometric tests for measuring the intelligence quotient (IQ) have always been clearly below those obtained by whites in both England and the United States The mean difference is about fifteen points, the normal IQ is established at 100.
In Race, Intelligence and Education, Hans J. Eysenck, after presenting the case, affirms that the theses of the 'environmentalists', partisans of the influence of the environment, are unsustainable; that the difference in performance between blacks and whites in IQ result from a difference in genetic makeup; and that 90% of scientists know, but they prefer not to talk.
Professor Eysenck's conclusion: "There are racial differences in terms of anatomy, physiology and even biochemistry. Why would the brain be an exception? We must face the facts. Intelligence is determined by heredity."
Quotes from View from The Right by Alain De Benoist
Considering the fact the we've already seen that two years of wearing a mask may have dropped the general population's maximum IQ by 20%; and considering that the other largest determining factors in stunting IQ development are: offspring of incest, violence towards children, and malnutrition of children; it seems pretty fucking clear to me that environment has a much more serious impact than he'd like to admit to.
It's like saying a groups is genetically pre-disposed to dying young; while not taking into account the likelihood of murders in that group. What would an environmental factor like murder have on a biological factor like lifespan?
You're talking about something completely different.
I'm telling you that there is an expected decrease in children and it's directly related to lockdowns and masks which has caused the children to become emotionally stunted.
What you're talking about is a general IQ statistic for a country.
You didn't specify the kids and kid IQ ratings are notorious for fluctuating. We'll see the true impacts in a decade. It's still early to draw conclusions.
Nurture v Nature is complicated (and thus so is heritability, which can change with the environment). Yes, if you lock someone in a dark room for their whole life and never speak to them, their resulting IQ will be entirely the result of environment.
That said, malnutrition isn't a thing anymore: Too much nutrition is the problem for our lower classes. Whatever portion of the Flynn effect that had to do with malnutrition ended decades ago (along with the Flynn effect itself).
Adopted twin studies show quite clearly that IQ is strongly hereditary in the conditions of modern western society. The IQ of a child adopted into an upper class home is better predicted by the IQ of their birth parent than they are of their adopted parents. There might be environmental detriments that lower the heritability of IQ at the lowest end of SES, but that is extremely questionable (Eric Turkheimer vs Alt Hype: https://www.altcensored.com/watch?v=WPV6Hz9iwQo)
It is possible that wearing a mask and lockdowns will stunt the IQ of children, as it is massive systemic abuse on a large scale. However, most interventions that have an impact on the IQ of children only have short-term effects. IQ's heritability increases with age, peaking in the early twenties at around ~70%. Hopefully, this applies to temporary negative interventions as well.
Quotes from View from The Right by Alain De Benoist
Considering the fact the we've already seen that two years of wearing a mask may have dropped the general population's maximum IQ by 20%; and considering that the other largest determining factors in stunting IQ development are: offspring of incest, violence towards children, and malnutrition of children; it seems pretty fucking clear to me that environment has a much more serious impact than he'd like to admit to.
It's like saying a groups is genetically pre-disposed to dying young; while not taking into account the likelihood of murders in that group. What would an environmental factor like murder have on a biological factor like lifespan?
IQ hasn't dropped 20% because of masks. Average IQ in western countries had been dropping every year though because of immigration.
You're talking about something completely different.
I'm telling you that there is an expected decrease in children and it's directly related to lockdowns and masks which has caused the children to become emotionally stunted.
What you're talking about is a general IQ statistic for a country.
You didn't specify the kids and kid IQ ratings are notorious for fluctuating. We'll see the true impacts in a decade. It's still early to draw conclusions.
Nurture v Nature is complicated (and thus so is heritability, which can change with the environment). Yes, if you lock someone in a dark room for their whole life and never speak to them, their resulting IQ will be entirely the result of environment.
That said, malnutrition isn't a thing anymore: Too much nutrition is the problem for our lower classes. Whatever portion of the Flynn effect that had to do with malnutrition ended decades ago (along with the Flynn effect itself).
Adopted twin studies show quite clearly that IQ is strongly hereditary in the conditions of modern western society. The IQ of a child adopted into an upper class home is better predicted by the IQ of their birth parent than they are of their adopted parents. There might be environmental detriments that lower the heritability of IQ at the lowest end of SES, but that is extremely questionable (Eric Turkheimer vs Alt Hype: https://www.altcensored.com/watch?v=WPV6Hz9iwQo)
It is possible that wearing a mask and lockdowns will stunt the IQ of children, as it is massive systemic abuse on a large scale. However, most interventions that have an impact on the IQ of children only have short-term effects. IQ's heritability increases with age, peaking in the early twenties at around ~70%. Hopefully, this applies to temporary negative interventions as well.
There is no such thing as 'too much nutrition'. Yes, there is still malnutrition in the US, but also yes, people are fat. Being fat is not nutrition.