12-25-2009, 10:04 AM
The whole issue, of failure of a section ( higher IQ ) of population, to breed more compared to the rest of the population should be seen in the context of whether this group ( or any other group ) sees itself as one cohesive group and so is under threat of being overwhelmed ( or underwhelmed by low IQ ) by a lower IQ population group.
I dont know if any group ( FC or high IQ group ) somehow sees itself ( neither will it ever do in future ) as a very cohesive group that requires protection. I can probably brain wash my kids to make them believe this, but i am not sure, if majority of parents neither understands nor bothers to realise the need to out breed.
Perhaps, a more realistic approach would be to use other factors ( less controversial ) like universal education, health care and other mortality reducing measures that might in the long run lead to a general population reduction of all sections. Of course only governments have the power to affect health care and education policies, on a large scale. If Nehru had focused on primary school education as a priority, perhaps that would have had a more dramatic effect on population growth ( Kerala is a classic example ) . Until about early 1900's , i believe there was a check on low IQ populations to outbreed, due to lack of basic medical facilities and uncertainity of basic food requirements. I do believe that , Indian population growth rate ( of about 1.34 % per annum ) will decline in the long run, following a predictable pattern observed in many countries.
A case in point, UK's growth population rate pbetween 1900 er year and 1910 was around 1 % not too far from India's current rate. UK has a negative population growth rate now, though its population is increasing due to migration from other countries.
- Krishna
I dont know if any group ( FC or high IQ group ) somehow sees itself ( neither will it ever do in future ) as a very cohesive group that requires protection. I can probably brain wash my kids to make them believe this, but i am not sure, if majority of parents neither understands nor bothers to realise the need to out breed.
Perhaps, a more realistic approach would be to use other factors ( less controversial ) like universal education, health care and other mortality reducing measures that might in the long run lead to a general population reduction of all sections. Of course only governments have the power to affect health care and education policies, on a large scale. If Nehru had focused on primary school education as a priority, perhaps that would have had a more dramatic effect on population growth ( Kerala is a classic example ) . Until about early 1900's , i believe there was a check on low IQ populations to outbreed, due to lack of basic medical facilities and uncertainity of basic food requirements. I do believe that , Indian population growth rate ( of about 1.34 % per annum ) will decline in the long run, following a predictable pattern observed in many countries.
A case in point, UK's growth population rate pbetween 1900 er year and 1910 was around 1 % not too far from India's current rate. UK has a negative population growth rate now, though its population is increasing due to migration from other countries.
- Krishna