limnieng

I agree that intelligence is very difficult to define, hence we now have a multitude of different intelligences: emotional, kinetics, cognitive etc. Are we able to test these different kinds once we break them down is another topic altogether. But my point was not whether we can test them or not. By saying 'that day would never come' is like closing the door because you don't like what you see behind it. My point is will you accept such information if we have solid evidence and are able to test them, or deny them because you want to uphold notions of racial equality (a very artificial construct against all kinds of empirical evidence)

Also, I'm not talking about whether generalization and tendencies are good or not. I did acknowledge that generalizations are not representative of the group (hence my talk on African Americans and Eminem). I'm saying by virtue of our ability to generalize (all cats have 4 feets, most humans are born with 2 arms and 2 legs), the concept of generalization does show tendencies. I am asking if we are able to acknowledge these tendencies in the face of evidence. Then comes the question of whether this tendency is good or not.

We don't go around saying pedophiles don't exist. We acknowledge that they do have these tendencies first, then comes the question of evaluation. Similarly, do we have the strength to first acknowledge tendencies (or read inequality i.e this race has a tendency to have higher IQ, that race has a tendency to have stronger physical strength etc.) along racial lines and then decide what to do with them.....