Theos-Talk Archives (August 2002 Message tt00118)

brianmuehlbach wrote:
> Mic: Are the Aborigines of a lower evolutionary state than
> the white man, as conjectured by Leadbeater and other
> theosophists? There is absolutely no evidence for it
> and all evidence for it is based on speculation,
> bigotry, naivity, ignorance and misunderstanding of a
> culture that was systematically brutalised and
> annhilated. If supporters of this notion want any
> credibility they must present empirical evidence that
> cannot be refuted or denied.

That sounds about right.

> Brian : The idea that humans are biologically different due to the
> laws of nature, and that they are getting more perfect, inescapably
> means that some (races or classes - it varies) are less worthy than
> others.

If one puts a very narrow definition on "worthy," then that is true.
But what IS worthy? There was a case study of identical twins being
brought up in different homes, and measuring their IQ's. One particular
case was noteworthy. In one household, the family used to always play
word games. In the other house, the family were bridge enthusiasts. The
twin in the household where they played the word games did 20 points or
so better on standard IQ tests than the other twin. The twin with the
higher IQ made a decent living as a book editor. The twin with the lower
IQ became wealthy playing at bridge tournaments.

Which twin was more worthy? 

Bart Lidofsky