A lot of beliefs we have are "load-bearing" - for example, some Christians think they have to believe in God in order to have a sense of morality. "If I lose my faith, what's to stop me from being a bad person?" So they never truly consider changing their beliefs, because the-
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the implication might be that black people are dumb, and the idea that mental quality might correspond with race is horrifying. But I truly believe that the truth will always save you, even if it's scary and even if you can't see how. Yes, it's scary to believe that -
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losing your faith will also destroy your moral compass, or that black people being bad at school will mean they're dumb, but if you actually accept the truth then you might find that you still want to do good things after becoming atheist, or that black school scores-
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are actually causes by poverty and discrimination. A lot of the people who get horrified at topics I probe are horrified because I'm challenging a core belief that they need to hold to be okay with themselves. But it'll be all right, I promise. Horrible implications just mean-
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the topic hasn't been fully understood yet. For example, your horror at IQ possibly corresponding with race means that maybe you value people with IQ less, or view them as disposable. Maybe that's actually the issue here - in a world where we respected and cared for everyone-
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regardless of their intelligence, then IQ corresponding genetically with race would be trivial, wouldn't be a scary thing to think about. So basically, don't be afraid of going into the truth. It will be okay no matter how unpalatable it seems.
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I disagree on grounds that reality is too complex to be evaluated solely through the lens of reason which focus on descriptive qualities but not intrinsic value. Science does not rank ideas by importance, as all are equally valuable. Therefore, to reach a moral set of beliefs 1/2
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Without an emotional or even metaphysical context, that involves fear of judgement by a higher order, or a belief in a pathway to an ideal, strikes me as naive, incomplete and short sighted. It is not self evident that pure logic and reasoning leads to common good outcomes 2/3
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