From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Oct 01 2002 - 15:09:45 MDT
--- "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, spike66 wrote:
>
> > My question then is "what is the mechanism
> > that could cause low IQ in these isolated communties?"
> > I suggested one: those with brains or ambition leave
> > town, and the breeding is left to the stay-at-homes.
>
> In many poor towns you can't get out of town.
>
>
> > Do we need any other explanation beyond this one?
> > Could inbreeding play a role? Would that in general
> > reduce the *average* IQ of an isolated community? spike
>
> As Rafal pointed out, nutrition often plays an important role.
High arsenic levels in the water, among other substances as well, could
play a role, as well as lots of lead paint in homes, etc.
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