I believe we're all born with the same brain, Miles. And any difference in mental capacity yes... it's due to genetics. But genetics in a different way than is being pushed by the "my country is better than your country" agenda. Two extremely intelligent people have a child together... chances are their offspring will be extremely intelligent also. Two people with underdeveloped mental capacities have a child together, yes..... chances are their offspring won't grow up to be rocket scientists either. But in the rush to attribute this to skin color, country of origin, etc., these so-called "social scientists" are all too willing to accept flawed studies and pass them off as gospel. Ask yourself, in the end.... what is the confounding importance of ranking countries by so-called IQ... other than to perpetuate the feelings of hatred, superiority and bigotry we're supposed to be trying to eliminate?

I'll part with my customs and give you a personal anecdote.

I was born in New York from Puerto Rican parents. While still a toddler, my dad decided he'd rather raise his children in Puerto Rico, so we moved down here. I was raised here, with occasional trips to the States when my dad was transferred (federal job). My parents stressed the importance of higher education, so me and most of my siblings got our college degrees, and have had professional success in life. I've been blessed with success in my personal life as well, and I attribute that to the values instilled in me by my parents, most notably my father, who I always considered to be a very wise man and a wonderful father.

By contrast, I have some cousins from my mother's side who were born in New York and were raised there their entire lives. They did not have the same type of parental guidance... my aunt and uncle split up while my cousins were still very young. My aunt, who I love dearly, was horrible at raising her kids and thus lost them to outside, street influences. Without going into too much detail, most of my cousins have been abject failures in life. As an example, my father always instilled the importance of retaining our native language (Spanish), even as we were learning English. By contrast, my cousins don't speak Spanish, and the English they speak isn't anything to write home about.


If you take my story, and extrapolate it to other races and ethnicities, you might find similar circumstances.

Now, I'm not trying to convince you and Brock to change your opinions, 'cause I know you won't. But just to say that just like you think I'm wrong, I also believe you are wrong.