I have no problem with you being unsure about this because you haven't checked the research. But I feel like that precludes you saying that people who have one opinion are "technofascists" and (ironically) "brain geniuses".
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On the other hand, lots of neglected use of sociodeterminism to hurt poor, eg programs to take Aboriginal children away from their parents to be raised by whites, on the grounds that it was immoral to expose them to all the social problems of Aboriginal society.
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The same "if you believe in biology, then you must hate the poor" arguments were used to oppose theory of evolution when it came out. After a while everyone just agreed that you could believe in biology and think evolution was important without hating the poor.
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If you think racism is under every rock, maybe it seems like you have to destroy Science as collateral damage in fighting it. As I've written about before, every single poll about racism shows it to be around as popular as belief in reptilian shapeshifters, maybe 1% or 2% more
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Out of interest - how likely do you think it is that there's a biological link between race and IQ? Like, what's the percentage chance? I've always wondered what your answer to this question would be.
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You've complimented Charles Murray before and I vaguely remember you writing about the idea that Ashkenazi Jews might have some kind of genetic disease that makes them smarter, but I'm still not totally sure what your position is.
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I assume you think scientists should be able to research the question without people calling them racist, but I've always been interested to know if you personally think there's anything to it.
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Too complicated to fit in a tweet, but broadly agreeing with the scientific consensus.
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ok sorry, I didn't see this. what is the scientific consensus as you understand it?
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