06-10-2008, 06:26 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Hauma Hamiddha+Jun 9 2008, 11:42 PM-->QUOTE(Hauma Hamiddha @ Jun 9 2008, 11:42 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Interesting estimates by GS. They are believable as approximations, but I am not certain how much uncertainty is there in them. In particular genetic studies are not showing much differentiation amongst forward castes between north and south India. I am also not certain if the Islamic massacre specifically removed the high-end of the IQ. In places like Bihar the Maithili Brahmins have high IQ comparable with the top brahminical groups from the rest of the country. Perhaps in the Bhumihars the situation might be different.
Ashkenazi Jews were targeted by Germans and perhaps Russians too in specific massacres. These massacres might be model for the Hind Kush by the Moslems. If yes the IQ depression you suggest might not be seen. Alternatively Moslem rule in North India destroyed the Hindu intellectual tradition and did not keep up the selection pressure for the high end of the intelligence spectrum.
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Consider
1. The entire belt from Afghanistan to Morocco has an avg IQ of 84
I am assuming that there is a 10 point deficit due to islam which makes the non-islamic IQ of these regions as 94 and explains the lengthy pre-islamic civilisations
2. The islamic rule in north india lasted 500 years, same as the conquistador rule in latin america. Today the amerind IQ is 87. Assuming a 5 point loss due to genocide and the original amerind IQ is 92 which would explain the aztec, maya and inca civilizations.
3. In latin america, the whites killed off the priesthood and elite and had a dumb residual population that could be converted and exploited
Assume a 5 point loss here - same would apply in north India 5 point loss due to 500 years of islamic massacres
4. The muslims destroyed 30000 temples in north india and they have also documented large scale massacres of brahmins. My hunch is this,
whenever the muslims conquered a town, they massacred the more prominent citizens to terrorise the rest of the populace into converting or paying jaziya
Ashkenazi Jews were targeted by Germans and perhaps Russians too in specific massacres. These massacres might be model for the Hind Kush by the Moslems. If yes the IQ depression you suggest might not be seen. Alternatively Moslem rule in North India destroyed the Hindu intellectual tradition and did not keep up the selection pressure for the high end of the intelligence spectrum.
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Consider
1. The entire belt from Afghanistan to Morocco has an avg IQ of 84
I am assuming that there is a 10 point deficit due to islam which makes the non-islamic IQ of these regions as 94 and explains the lengthy pre-islamic civilisations
2. The islamic rule in north india lasted 500 years, same as the conquistador rule in latin america. Today the amerind IQ is 87. Assuming a 5 point loss due to genocide and the original amerind IQ is 92 which would explain the aztec, maya and inca civilizations.
3. In latin america, the whites killed off the priesthood and elite and had a dumb residual population that could be converted and exploited
Assume a 5 point loss here - same would apply in north India 5 point loss due to 500 years of islamic massacres
4. The muslims destroyed 30000 temples in north india and they have also documented large scale massacres of brahmins. My hunch is this,
whenever the muslims conquered a town, they massacred the more prominent citizens to terrorise the rest of the populace into converting or paying jaziya