"Human equality is not predicated on biological identity, not even on identity of ability."
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"The favorite argument of conservatives has always been that social and economic status merely reflects intrinsic ability. If, on the contrary, you maintain that people should be equal, then it is convenient to argue that the differences between them are accidental and trivial."
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"Oddly enough, some liberals come close to agreeing with diehard conservatives, that if it were shown that people are genetically diverse then attempts to ameliorate their lot ... would be futile..."
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"People vary in their ability, energy, health, character, and other socially important traits, and there is good...evidence that the variance of all of these traits is in part genetically conditioned. Conditioned, mind you, not fixed or predestined."
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"Genetic diversity is mankind's most precious resource, not a regrettable deviation from an ideal state of monotonous sameness."
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"The problem is, then, not how to suppress the genetic diversity but how to utilize it in a manner both socially advantageous and in accord with the ethical principles which we hold binding."
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What an intellectual giant. Imagine writing something so trenchant and enduring. More than half of the conversations about social science genetics on here could be resolved by making everyone re-read Dobzhansky.
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great text regarding the socio-political and historical context informing Dobzhansky’s views on the relevance of genetic variation to American democratic egalitarianism: https://sci-hub.tw/10.1515/9781400863808.195 …
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Thank you!!
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How is his full length book "Genetic Diversity and Human Equality" on this?
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Good, there's a copy on my office shelf if you want to borrow it when you're next in townhttps://twitter.com/Graham_Coop/status/1214658339952451584 …
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