Ranking nations according to human potential

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[–]TheJamesRocket 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Intelligence matters, but so does character.

Europeans and Asians evolved in very different environments. They cannot be treated as if they are interchangeable.

Over the course of their long historys, the Chinese haven't made nearly as many inventions as the Germans did. They are slowly starting to catch up, but still have a long way to go.

[–]asterias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

To portray the Chinese as not being innovative enough is not fair. They have made a large number of innovations throughout history and their creativity has skyrocketed during the last decades after a period of turmoil and catastrophic maoist governance.

[–]TheJamesRocket 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They have made a large number of innovations throughout history

Historically, the Chinese really weren't very innovative, other than the 'four great inventions.' The only other inventions were the seed drill and the iron plow (which revolutionised agriculture, granted).

and their creativity has skyrocketed during the last decades after a period of turmoil and catastrophic maoist governance.

China made three separate attempts to embark on an industrial revolution, and failed each time. It was only after their fourth attempt (when they had Western assistance) that they succeeded.