Guns, Germs and Steel Part 17 of 18

Episode Three : Into the Tropics (Part 5 of 6)

So far, Jared Diamond has demonstrated how geography favoured one group of people -- Europeans -- endowing them with agents of conquest ahead of their rivals around the world. Guns, germs and steel allowed Europeans to colonize vast tracts of the globe -- but what happened when this all-conquering package arrived in Africa, the birthplace of humanity?

Can Jared Diamond's theories explain how a continent so rich in natural resources, could have ended up the poorest continent on earth?

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[IS8x57IS]

@katertot881 ...and Jared Diamond appears to be proof for that theory! LOL!

[katertot881]

@Whitevoice14 here's an idea. why don't you read the book? it says that since there were more germs in europe, the people that survived were not those who were smarter, but the ones who had better physical immunity. meanwhile, in places with less germs, the people who survived were the ones that were smarter and knew how to stay alive.

[Talentedtongueoo7]

i don't think some groups of people are better then others

i'v meet blacks and others that were way smater then me its not race it the person

thats what guns,germs and steel is trying to explan to people the more you know the more you grow,lool

[xxTeutonicKnightxx]

@iasnb17yt True to that, but also the thing is; Humans today are defying natural selection...

[xxTeutonicKnightxx]

@iasnb17yt ...acustom to conquering and colonizing other lands? Just about every one was doing that bud.

[iasnb17yt]

@Whitevoice14 So now white people are being genocided by other races because black people live near them? POOR US WERE IS THE JUSTICE!!?!?

[Whitevoice14]

@iasnb17yt No shit on the skin darkening shit. And what about the genocide of my people via intergration and invasion of our living space? Funny you'd cry over an Indian or black yet fuck what happens to us , get lost!

[iasnb17yt]

@Whitevoice14 part 2- in warmer climates adapt and their skin becomes dark.

[iasnb17yt]

@Whitevoice14 Even if whites and asians on average are smarter than blacks there is always individuals who exceed the intelligence of others in you whatever group of people. No way to justify mass segergation or genocide especialy since there would be some blacks who are smarter than the average asian or white. Natural selection will take its course so if blacks really are dumber than asians or whites then they will slowly die out. Of course that would just be untill whites and asians living in

[Whitevoice14]

@iasnb17yt Omega 3 in fish played a role to in brain development in evolution thus the Scandinavians and Medatranians seemed to do the best and the Japs close to the sea. Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to raise the intelligence in kids. This is a personal idea of mine!