How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by danielam » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 12:14 PM UTC

How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)
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Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by _Schizotypy » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 1:19 PM UTC

IQ is a shit measure of intelligence

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by Proven » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 2:00 PM UTC

_Schizotypy wrote: post #2

IQ is a shit measure of intelligence

You're trying to stifle the debate by debating. Good luck with that.

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by dvfjsdhgfv » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 2:35 PM UTC

Any such debate is quickly flagged on HN. The authors call it 'sacred value'; I call it 'taboo'.

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by ForHackernews » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 2:39 PM UTC

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #4

Any such debate is quickly flagged on HN. The authors call it 'sacred value'; I call it 'taboo'.

I don't trust the HN audience to have a sensible discussion on this topic. Too many armchair evolutionary "experts" and crypto-racists.

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by goldenkey » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 2:45 PM UTC

ForHackernews wrote: post #5

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #4

Any such debate is quickly flagged on HN. The authors call it 'sacred value'; I call it 'taboo'.

I don't trust the HN audience to have a sensible discussion on this topic. Too many armchair evolutionary "experts" and crypto-racists.

Forgive me, what is a crypto-racist?

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by perfmode » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 2:50 PM UTC

goldenkey wrote: post #6

ForHackernews wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't trust the HN audience to have a sensible discussion on this topic. Too many armchair evolutionary "experts" and crypto-racists.

Forgive me, what is a crypto-racist?

The best art is often inaccessible to the intellect.

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by _Schizotypy » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 2:52 PM UTC

_Schizotypy wrote: post #2

IQ is a shit measure of intelligence

wow thanks for all the downvotes, apparently nobody is current on psychological research https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20121218/iq-test-really-mea... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beautiful-minds/2009...

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by ForHackernews » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 2:58 PM UTC

goldenkey wrote: post #6

ForHackernews wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't trust the HN audience to have a sensible discussion on this topic. Too many armchair evolutionary "experts" and crypto-racists.

Forgive me, what is a crypto-racist?

Assuming you're asking in good faith: a racist who pretends not to be a racist. They'll often show up asking "Why can't we just have a reasonable discussion about low IQs in the Sub-Saharan African phenotype?" and ready with a Gish gallop list of dubious studies.

If this post stays up, I'm sure they'll make an appearance.

Re: How Stifling Debate Around Race, Genes and IQ Can Do Harm (2018)

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Post by vixen99 » Fri, Feb 01, 2019, 3:06 PM UTC

ForHackernews wrote: post #5

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #4

Any such debate is quickly flagged on HN. The authors call it 'sacred value'; I call it 'taboo'.

I don't trust the HN audience to have a sensible discussion on this topic. Too many armchair evolutionary "experts" and crypto-racists.

One way of having a sensible discussion is to junk hand-waving generalizations of the kind you've made.