Similar example is lead-crime hypothesis. Proposes biological basis of crime - and used it to support banning lead pollution, after which crime dropped. Probably among most important interventions for helping poor in all of human history.
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Whatever you think Science's track record is, I'm not sure "random completely false socially accreted prejudice" is that good a source of social progress either.
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If I thought current structure - epistemological, social, criminological - was worth protecting, I'd be more willing to keep quiet about its scientific inaccuracies. But I see mass incarceration, execution of innocents, etc, coexisting with crime rates typical of 3rd World
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The team who figured out the role of lead in criminality and helped reduce lead levels have done ten thousand times more to free the incarcerated and help the poor then every single person condemning Science as problematic over the last century.
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If you want me to shut up about some things that could actually give us the knowledge to fix this in order to protect the current system - then for the love of God, give me something worth protecting.
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It seems like you're punching a lot of ghosts here. I don't know why every argument I have with a conservative guy ends up with them fabricating some idea about what I believe and getting mad at me for believing it.
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anyway, can you answer the race/iq question please
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