Holy Crap: Did I Just Read That Right?

Dr. James Watson, shown above, won the Nobel Prize for Science in 1962 after co-discovering the double helix structure of DNA with Maurice Wilkins and Francis Crick.

Dr. James Watson, an eminent biologist in Britian, provoked a storm of controversy after his comments about race and evolution were published in London papers.

Watson told the British newspaper he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours -- whereas all the testing says not really."

What? Did I just read that right? Yes, yes I did. A prominent, respected scientist just used science to justify not helping Africa because black people just aren't as smart. The article goes on to say:

In the newspaper interview, he said there was no reason to think that races which had grown up in separate geographical locations should have evolved identically. He went on to say that although he hoped everyone was equal, "people who have to deal with black employees find this not true".

So much for the idea of "scientific progress" with this guy. Sheesh.