We shouldn’t deny scientific facts; but neither should we be indifferent to the racist conclusions some draw from those facts! Exhibit A
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When scientist fail to take an interest in how their ideas/theories impact others negatively; they are in a way, complicit in the genocides that their ideas contribute to!
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Seriously? Now every scientist has to think that what he/she studies needs to also think of feels. WTF
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Yes, yes; even scientist have moral obligations to the public that finances much of its research — especially research that interest a movement that used scientific arguments to slaughter six million Jews.
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Darwin was not a racist, but Herbert Spencer and Houston Stewart Chamberlain advanced a theory, that would later be embraced by Adolf Hitler — and that theory when applied to human beings, helped to send millions of Jews to their deaths! It’s why I love this image.pic.twitter.com/olSPWudPBy
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Do you know the History of Europe? During the 1st Crusade, the 1st casualties were a village of Jews.
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I do. But, we’re not talking about that! Why deflect?
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One will never fully grasp the
#AltRight's obsession with [genes] until they get to know Houston Stewart Chamberlain and Herbert Spencer!pic.twitter.com/2CyMmTz3hs
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From the interview: "One of the most robust, replicated findings in the entire field of psychology is that all tests of mental abilities are positively correlated with each other." I'm curious what 'mental abilities' means here. What are they and how are they measured?
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Honest question: in the interview, Prof Haier also mentions intelligence is the single most important factor that predicts school success. Given school success is measured by tests of similar mental abilities, is this circular?
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That very intelligent people can do very dumb things is a wonderful example of how domain specific all knowledge and expertise is. Becoming an expert in any field is mostly down to circumstances, e.g. privilege and sociocultural values, and very hard work.
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IQ is not about being perfect or not making mistakes. You need IQ to gain expertise to begin with. Without sufficient intelligence capacity, there are some things that will forever elude you no matter how many years you spend trying to study them.
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IQ tests aren't all that useful for investigating cognitive abilities and capacities:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/dec/16/tracy-packiam-alloway-working-memory …
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To the extent intelligence evolved, it must have a genetic component-- a truism.
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Considering the validity of the "IQ Test" has been repeatedly repudiated by the scientific community, I don't think there's actually a sure conclusion one can draw here.
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IQ tests have no validity.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557354/ …
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"Lower intelligence is a limiting factor when it comes to education, employment, and economic success"


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"But IQ has nothing to do with dignity, friendliness, compassion, honesty and a host of other positive human attributes. Access to all the opportunities imaginable will not be effectively used by individuals with low IQ through no fault of their own."


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People with abnormally high IQs off the charts often have such narrow interests and poor social abilities that they are dysfunctional for most employment. Few are the workplaces which will tolerate eccentric nuttiness and increasingly so.
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