*navel gazing* I wonder how much of the failure to appreciate the inherent value of ecological diversity has to do with people superficially conceptualizing evolution as a magic optimization ratchet? (probably very little.)
Yes! Perfect example for the other thread, too. IQ — as a method of measurement and a system for social control — is an *arena* for controversy. So many different idea-systems intersect in a durable way, so everyone keeps rehashing the same arguments for, literally, centuries.