Originally Posted by
Amud
According to Paul Cooijmans, the three ingredients of genius level are intelligence, conscientiousness and associative horizon.
It seems like Asians are slightly higher in intelligence, considerably higher in conscientiousness, and lower in associative horizon as compared to whites. The most successful innovators are those who strike a good balance between the three. Asian civilizations are very successful, but it's doubtful that they would be as advanced as Europeans in terms of technology level and scientific knowledge if it weren't for western influence. They would certainly be in second place, of course.
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