I don't know how much credence to give this guy. He claims that Africans are not as intelligent as other races. That doesn't seem to jive, as I've met plenty of African-Americans who are extremely intelligent and a lot of incredibly stupid European-Americans.
That said, he has a point when he says that "there [is] no reason to think that races which had grown up in separate geographical locations should have evolved identically." Obviously, people who grew up in different areas developed differently. That's a biological fact. For instance, those of us with blond hair and blue eyes are more prone to cataracts and skin cancer as a result of evolving in northern latitudes. Does it not also make sense that we are internally different as well? It seems to me that if there are physical differences, there are more than likely to be other, less skin-deep differences.
I also think it's worth noting that Dr. Watson did win the Nobel prize for helping to discover the structure of DNA. I think he might know a thing or two about human biology.
Update: He apologized, but my point about people developing differently remains. I would be interested in seeing more research on the topic.
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