02-11-2009, 06:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-11-2009, 06:56 AM by G.Subramaniam.)
Actually in pre-modern times, India was the easiest place to make a living
India has twice the arable land that china has
And given that most of the populace is non-veg,
fish is abundant near coasts and rivers
Given the ease of living, evolution would not select for higher IQ
The caste specialisation in many fields forced skills in many fields to evolve
When nutrition and education becomes more available
I would expect a lot of the OBC vishwakarma castes to actually show up
among the higher IQ segment
The biggest part of the human brain actually deals with fine motor skills
and the skilled artisan vishwakarma castes have been evolving towards higher hand-eye co-ordination
Malnutrition in India, along with lack of micronutrients like iodine is definitely causing a 10 point IQ loss
In addition, especially in south India, cousin marraige is causing a 8 point hit
and niece marriage, a 15 point hit
As the populace gets educated, this will decrease, causing increase of IQ
India has twice the arable land that china has
And given that most of the populace is non-veg,
fish is abundant near coasts and rivers
Given the ease of living, evolution would not select for higher IQ
The caste specialisation in many fields forced skills in many fields to evolve
When nutrition and education becomes more available
I would expect a lot of the OBC vishwakarma castes to actually show up
among the higher IQ segment
The biggest part of the human brain actually deals with fine motor skills
and the skilled artisan vishwakarma castes have been evolving towards higher hand-eye co-ordination
Malnutrition in India, along with lack of micronutrients like iodine is definitely causing a 10 point IQ loss
In addition, especially in south India, cousin marraige is causing a 8 point hit
and niece marriage, a 15 point hit
As the populace gets educated, this will decrease, causing increase of IQ