The idea that Our Guys are inherently better than Their Guys is older than language. A large number of ancient tribes all over the world have names for themselves that translate roughly into "People." Their names for other tribes aren't so good.
I suspect there is a deep-down difference in thought processes between races. Not a big one, but it's there. As Bowser points out, it's a lot more complex than simple "intelligence," and involves a number of things combined. Judging any kind of "superiority" is a futile effort. In evolution, superiority is "what works," and it changes constantly.
It's complicated even more by individual differences, cultures, climate, and other things.
For example, I suspect most of the reason civilization flourished in some areas and not in others is climate-related. Equatorial climates do not seem to be conducive to technological advancement. On the other hand, American natives never smelted metal anywhere north of Mexico.
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