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Anonymous asked in Arts & HumanitiesHistory · 10 years ago

How come white people are so smart?

I don't wanna trip myself, I mean I'm ain't saying by any means that we are the most dominant or the smartest race, as certainly History shows it, but you have to admit, since the 1600's, for the past 400 the West (i.e. White people) have been quite affluent and influential to the world and it's great contributions to mankind, especially the last 200 years.

In the modern technology and sciences, we've been dominant. Electricity (as we know it), Computers, World Wide Web, Telephone, Steam Engine, the Internet, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates...

You always hear about the USA with the best schools and the best military and Britain too. Germany with it's great engineering and science. Russians were the first to go to the Moon and they are very good with space. Now you always hear about those Asians..? err lol....how can it be? The only others that are on our level are the orientals.

What was it..? Age of Enlightenment? Renaissance? Industrial Revolution? What philosophy? Or is it DNA and genetics?

Update:

@cynthia: no you're absolutely right. I know how smart orientals (or asians) are. but Well I know that ancient China was by far more dominant and affluent than all of Europe and the Middle East for like thousands of years. But since the 1600's...or 1800's...the West has been dominant. How often do you Asians inventing something groundbreaking? The only thing that was Asian was the invention of the Fiber Optics (which made the Internet what it is today)? Most of the groundbreaking inventions...or whatever is revolutionary, is usually from a white man (unless I'm missing something)?

Update 2:

@Sir Ash: Please do point out where I am wrong. And I didn't say Europe was all white, but when I say Europe I mean all Europeans/Whites.

Update 3:

@Abul: Please tell me your joking

Update 4:

@Lemons: What do you mean by most dominant social group? And sorry to say, Whites are not the most dominant intellectual group. The Jews and East Asians are on our level. In fact, most White innovations (prior to the 20th century) were rip offs of Chinese innovations. We have been very good at taking other originals and improving upon them. Ancient history doesn't look good for Europe, as it was only dominant from the 1600's to now. Before that, I believe China was way ahead...They used gunpowder, printing, compass, banknotes, etc. CENTURIES before us. I just don't know what caused China to stagnate.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    sorry Wrong

    I am a Black man who emigrated to Australia with Nothing But a Job

    I am the Only man in My street who Owns His Own Home Fact

    I retired at 55 Fact I am a self Funded Retiree and Most of My neighbours are lucky Holiday within 50 Km from where they Live 1 went to the UK in 1993 for 11 weeks

    then in 2007 for another 9 weeks and did a $25,000 dollar tour of Europe including 2 weeks in London in 2009 and i am happy with a 42" lcd TV

    I own 6 classic British Motorcycles My daily ride is a R65 BMW i also own 2 mercedes benz

    and have not worked since i retired

    I am regularly abused By Most of the white people in My street Get a Job Dole Bludger

    and when i sit on my front Porch and have Breakfast they drive By giving me the Finger

    Smart Not the white people in My Street

    one of their sons was sent to a Private School until 18 then to University and has been Unemployed for 6 years and complains hits Arty degree has no merit

    I only have an associate diploma in engineering

    I am Proud to be black because I don't have the arrogance to be white

    Note I am planning to Volunteer for the London olympics for 9 weeks or a tour of Russia

    the hardest decisions i make these days is ( is it Time To get Up )

  • 10 years ago

    Apparently you don't live around any Asian people. (Oriental is an outdated term.) They work harder and get into the best schools on their merit. Aside from the hard working Asians,other Americans have been blessed to live in a country with an abundance of natural resources and a system of government that is, up until recently left people alone to be productive and has not overly taxed its citizenship so that they have enough money to put into business and grow the economy. American culture, until recently, has promoted entrepreneurship which is really the only way to grow an economy.We also, until recently had an excellent work ethic. I think the Europeans are definitely on a downward slope. The Indians and other Asians are on their way up. Unless we stop paying for every unproductive person and stop overregulating all productive industries, we are on our way down. History doesn't show Europeans to be superior. The Chinese were civilized far before the Europeans.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    My theory is that because white people are usually the dominant social group, they choose who the most successful grou[p is, which is almost definitely going to be them. They choose which minority groups get more education and money, while they bask in the warm glow of their success. Take history for example- Romans were the dominant social group (in their time), and they killed all in their way. All who weren't killed where made slaves and given minimal healthcare, education and money.

    Obviously recently though, the racial tension is lessening as minorites have some kind of ethnic advantages now, eg. Hate crimes (which for some reason are worse than the same crime performed on a member of your own race). I don't mean to sound racist, but the intellect gap between the whites and others are simply because the whites kept control over minority groups up until about 10 or 15 years ago. Hope this helps.

    Source(s): Logical thinking.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Lol! Did you forget Washington Craver? You know, black guy who found tons of uses out of peanuts? And when does skin color and IQ levels relate? Skin is only an organ. Everyone's different. They are smart people and dumb people in ALL races. Who sounds like the dumb one now aye troll girl?

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    TherE are smart people and there are idiots, race makes no difference.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Because they use Hypnosis methods to achieve this civil people and use archives to assess the development

    Hypnosis does work and is proven, and i have used it personally. However it does not work for most people. If it did you would have hypnosis clinics on every corner. There are better methods that you can use that are similar to hypnosis that are more effective and less expensive

  • 10 years ago

    is that why brazil india and china are all going to pass the U.S. in the global economy if we don't make major changes soon? Your logic is flawed my friend, in too many ways to list, namely because not everyone in europe is "white"

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

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