If it were true that there are racial differences in behaviour & intelligence, would you rather that scientists continued to teach that there are no differences (to minimise bigotry), or that they began to teach the truth regardless of the social consequences?
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Surely, not allowing study in controversial areas emboldens bad actors who feel they have “hidden knowledge” or feel they are being suppressed and silenced. Also, If these studies are undertaken in a less PC country and have controversial findings, we’ll still need to respond.
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Your last sentence is crucial. Other emerging scientific superpowers do not share our taboos.
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That doesn't stop them from doing immense damage in the short and medium terms.
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Truth is like a knife, it's neither good/bad, harmful/beneficial. It all depends on how it's used. Lies are less ambidextrous, since no beliefs exist in a vacuum. Lies interface with other beliefs, and thus they have cascading and destructive effects on individuals & society.
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