Three different thoughts on this book:
1. The abridged edition does an excellent job summarizing Dr. Rushton's scientific conclusions. Even if you don't agree with his basic thesis, you have to admit that producing an abridged edition summarizing all the basic elements of his research is an excellent idea. The unabridged edition is 388 pages; the abridged edition gives us a nice synopsis of that work, with other scientific research suggested in each subject chapter for further reading.
2. In a short book, Dr. Rushton presents scientific data to show that the differences among the 3 major racial groups, Blacks, Whites, and Asians, are primarily genetic in origin. On the vast majority of tests, from cranium size to hormone levels, Blacks fall at one end of the spectrum, Asians at the other, and Whites fall somewhere in between. And why would we expect any other result? Researching your own experience, can't you see physical differences among people? Are we to believe that these outward physical differences, such as hair texture or eye color, are caused by environmental upbringing? Professor Rushton demonstrates that tens of thousands of years of human evolution occurring in different climates is responsible for the genetic differences among the races. After Darwin, we should already know this anyway.
3. In response to a pro-Rushton review that labeled anti-racists as liberals and supporters of race science as conservatives, I would like to point out that Galileo was a liberal and the old Catholic Church clergy that opposed his science were the conservatives. It is true that a word means whatever you define it to mean; but the most consistent definition of a liberal, at least in my mind, is someone who looks at scientific evidence and draws a conclusion, rather than holding to tradition or the status quo. In this sense, Galileo, Darwin, and Rushton should be considered as liberals, in my opinion, and not the other way around. In any case, thank God for them.
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