Why did human intelligence evolve to a level that's not needed for hunter-gatherer lifestyle?

[Universe]

Actually average brain size decreased after the neolithic revolution. https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...the-brain-mass

http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2011...rrelation.html
I won't bother to go through the sources listed, but it seems Siberians and northern Native Americans have largest brains, but they are far from being the highest IQ.
Native Americans living in what is now USA had similar brain sizes to European conquerors.

[Hektor12]

Higher birth rate, malnutrition and slave or semi-slave labor

These are consequences of "competition" already, bro.

[luc2112]

http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2011...rrelation.html
I won't bother to go through the sources listed, but it seems Siberians and northern Native Americans have largest brains, but they are far from being the highest IQ.
Native Americans living in what is now USA had similar brain sizes to European conquerors.

Compared to who? A country developed with a good education system?


IQ of the Amerindians is on average 87, probably similar to those of Europeans in a similar civilization/situation (which was not the case), Siberian Inuit has higher IQ 91

[Universe]

Compared to who? A country developed with a good education system?


IQ of the Amerindians is on average 87, probably similar to those of Europeans in a similar civilization/situation (which was not the case), Siberian Inuit has higher IQ 91

Where's your evidence that avarage hunter-gatherer european is below 90 IQ? No such european groups exist.

[luc2112]

These are consequences of "competition" already, bro.

Deceive you from birth that you must serve the "king", no place to flee, will die of from hunger or give in the desert. The Mayans abandoned their cities after a period, returned to the forest.

[Universe]

Counter question= why did we jump out of water when we were ok in it?

How do you know we were ok in it?

[Hektor12]

Deceive you from birth that you must serve the "king", no place to flee, will die of from hunger or give in the desert. The Mayans abandoned their cities after a period, returned to the forest.

Its all competition in a way. What did drive human to the shores of Shetland, west coast of Scotland, Ireland? (Non-stop rain and harsh winds) Why did they escaped to the marshes of Siberia? (10 months deadly winter) or Sahara desert? (Barely any water to survive)

Answer is always the same.

[Hektor12]

How do you know we were ok in it?

If you can live long enough to reproduce, youre ok from a biological point.

[luc2112]

Where's your evidence that avarage hunter-gatherer european is below 90 IQ? No such european groups exist.

Assumption, but find similar IQ levels within Europe inside or Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdos (Indo-European)

[Universe]

Assumption, but find similar IQ levels within Europe inside or Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdos (Indo-European)

They aren't Europeans. There are IQ differences within Europe, so of course people like Kurds or whatever will also have different IQs.