Gagged into silence.

If you compared the elephants in Africa to those found in Thailand and made conclusions about them, would that be a form of discrimination? Would listing out distinct differences between two groups of animals of the same species be a form of discrimination? No, because you rationalize and give reasons for differences - the survival needs of animals in different environments vary accordingly.

Why then does comparing different groups of humans seem as a form of discrimination? Are we being overly sensitive in the issues of race? Is it because we are too shameful to admit that all of us are competitive by nature and because of that we tend to make comparisons? We compare physical differences, we compare intelligence, we compare everything - knowingly or not, intentionally or not. And when someone makes a statement proposing that a certain of group of people may evolve to have more powerful brains, we accuse the person of being racist. Note that perhaps if the person had concluded instead that the majority seems to have evolved slower, we might not have such a huge reaction towards his propositions. Discrimination only applies against the minority? How absurd. So what do they call it when it applies to the majority. Acceptance? Enlightenment?

Sometimes, the quest for equality and political correctness ends up gagging us into a falsified silence - one that exists only because of the fear of a backfire or a loss of reputation. I think that it is high time we all realised that we cannot repress the inherent propensity to compare our own traits against that of others. Afterall, we just want to know where we stand in the world and whether or not we would survive. We shound learn to identify what we are questioning - the intention of the research or the research findings. It is alright to question in a scientific manner if the reports or findings are accurate, but we should not let our emotions get in the way and jump into conclusions that such reports only serve to fuel discrimination. Afterall, what if the reports were indeed true? Maybe some groups of people do indeed need to use their brains more. Don't expect a person living in the mountains to have the same need for mental capacity as one who makes a living as a stock broker.