>BUT, while there may (or may not) be a common origin of
>indo/arab/persian/european peoples, there is no common
>i/a/p/e cultural roots, commonalities, or i/a/p/e "way of
>thinking."

as much as i hate brahmins and brahminism, and think they act just like white (read western europeans) people....aside from the fact that they (and we later on too) have common origins, i dont think that u can pin it to a common i/a/p/e culture or way of thinking....