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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓
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I watched this video clip of a Christian–Muslim debate and the single most jaw-dropping moment wasn’t an argument — it was a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜.

Nobody shouted.
Nobody stormed off.
Nobody… pic.twitter.com/UfNUHbIGhx

— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) November 30, 2025

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓
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I watched this video clip of a Christian–Muslim debate and the single most jaw-dropping moment wasn’t an argument — it was a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜.

Nobody shouted.
Nobody stormed off.
Nobody even had a comeback.

Because when the Christian speaker put the numbers on the screen, the whole place froze.
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𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦-𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭.

These aren’t opinions.
These aren’t insults.
These are the published consanguinity rates paired with average national IQs:
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𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 — 𝟔𝟓% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟖𝟏
𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐚 — 𝟓𝟖% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟕𝟔
𝐔𝐀𝐄 — 𝟓𝟒% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟖𝟐
𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 — 𝟒𝟎% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟖𝟎
𝐘𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧 — 𝟒𝟓% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟔𝟑
𝐐𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫 — 𝟑𝟎% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟖𝟏
𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐧 — 𝟑𝟔% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟕𝟗
𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚 — 𝟑𝟗% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟕𝟒
𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲 — 𝟐𝟓% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟖𝟕
𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 — 𝟑𝟐% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟖𝟎
𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭 — 𝟑𝟐% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟕𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨 — 𝟐𝟔% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟔𝟕
𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 — 𝟒𝟑% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟔𝟎
𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧 — 𝟑𝟎% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟕𝟗
𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 — 𝟒𝟔% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟖𝟐
𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 — 𝟑𝟗% — 𝐈𝐐 ~𝟕𝟔
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And here’s the part that makes it even more staggering:
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝.
In some places, it’s considered preferred.
In others, it’s pushed as a way to “keep wealth in the family.”

But the biological cost is massive, generational, and measurable.
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By contrast?
𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏% — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.

There’s no mystery here.
No conspiracy.
Just biology and math.
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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

It’s not “hate.”
It’s not “phobia.”
It’s the cold reality of what cousin-marriage norms do to nations over centuries.