Of course this is a controversial topic plagued with bad information. It reminds me of the truth vs truth podcast between you and Peterson.
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Exactly. I think the only enjoyable point of this topic/episode was
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Imagine you discover that basketball suddenly becomes the most important activity. Then you realize nobody wants to talk about human height.
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I understand the logic w/o the metaphor. But we are having a Truth v. truth debate & I've already listed to hours of this discussion.
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Not sure what you mean by Truth v. truth. Either there are different distributions of IQ among races or not.
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If basketball is the bast activity & there is different distribution among races then we should know so we can provide help. Instead of hide
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Why is it worth knowing? If we don't know is the world better? If IQ is mostly genetic &predisposed how do you propose we "provide help?"
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Don't know is never better. It's like saying if you don't know gravity you won fall. First help is by not providing the wrong policies.
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The majority of scientists, (as linked) think at most 40% due to genes; Murray's claims about socioeconomics not mattering are moot points
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Yeah, our biology includes our environment, which we're always constrained by from how we act in a moment to basic functions like breathing
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If your talking about human biology, that always includes influences from the environment, all the way down. You are part of the environment
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If we could; regression analysis is a helpful tool to find links, but hardly definitive to be able to separate genes from environment
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And people wonder why Charles Murray gets the reaction he does. He's the iron that puts the creases in the KKK's sheets.
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Vox? Is that a reputable source? NO demonstrably so
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Is Sam Harris a reputable or an expert source on anything? NO demonstrably so. Try reading research journals than listening to podcasts.
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