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Could you please stop creating throwaways to break the guidelines with? We'll ban the main account if you keep on.
Here Comes ‘The Journal of Controversial Ideas’
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Re: Here Comes ‘The Journal of Controversial Ideas’
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passing_of_the_Great_Race the argument is based on pseudo-science saying the "nordic" race is superior therefore killing babies of every other race is ok
That book is about the application of eugenic policies to spread the nordic race, which the author alleges is superior to other races. I agree that it is pseudoscientific in regard to its theories of racial superiority, but it does not refute the validity of eugenics as a scientific practice. In fact, you may not realize it, but most western countries already implement eugenic policies. For instance, in my country, m…
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Re: Here Comes ‘The Journal of Controversial Ideas’
#53I’d be more than a little concerned that this will turn into the “journal of not considering confounds around race/gender” and/or the “journal of old eugenics ideas that were already rejected years ago”. There are certainly parts of certain fields that suffer from too much groupthink or trend chasing, but I feel that this is putting the cart before the horse: ideas don’t gain merit because they’re controversial, they…
> journal of old eugenics ideas that were already rejected years ago Why were such ideas rejected? Is there a scientific case for rejecting them? Science is an ongoing process, there is no central authority to reject sinful ideas which is what your comment indicates that you would like, which underlines the need for such a journal.
There's no scientific case supporting eugenics. Eugenics is not a scientific idea.
Re: Here Comes ‘The Journal of Controversial Ideas’
#54> One unusual feature of the journal will be giving authors the option to use a pseudonym (though the journal’s editors say they hope most will feel comfortable using their real names). The thought is that such a policy would allow an untenured academic to publish a controversial paper, and perhaps to claim it later when he or she is on firmer career footing. Or maybe just to put it out there, and never claim it at a…
What's the use of pseudonyms when it is easy to deanonymize writing? If the writer is a well known academic it shouldn't be too hard to at least identify a probable author.
> The thought is that such a policy would allow an untenured academic to publish a controversial paper
This is targeted at least partly at academics that aren't that well known.
Re: Here Comes ‘The Journal of Controversial Ideas’
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
> journal of old eugenics ideas that were already rejected years ago Why were such ideas rejected? Is there a scientific case for rejecting them? Science is an ongoing process, there is no central authority to reject sinful ideas which is what your comment indicates that you would like, which underlines the need for such a journal.
There's no scientific case supporting eugenics. Eugenics is not a scientific idea.
> Eugenics is not a scientific idea.
can you give the definition of eugenics that you're using?
Re: Here Comes ‘The Journal of Controversial Ideas’
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no scientific case supporting eugenics. Eugenics is not a scientific idea.
> Eugenics is not a scientific idea. can you give the definition of eugenics that you're using?
Eugenics is basically applying selective breeding or even genetic engineering to humans in order to grow towards a “better” human population. This uses scientific concepts such as genetics to implement a political or ideological goal.
Eugenics is not science whichever way you carve it up.