kimthealan101 t1_ja87i1n wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Reply to comment by ChrisARippel in TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt

Eugenics is how you say 'racist' in intellectual society. It is still present in intellectual society. It is easy to subconsciously project your values onto the things you study. Much of what we think about eqyptian mummies and pyramids is based on 18th and 19th century ideas about death in European society.

HPmoni t1_ja8tjls wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:19 PM

A lot of people supported eugenics, including black intellectuals.

2022userestmyballs t1_jaa833z wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:45 PM

I firmly believe the stupidest people reproduce the fastest and bear all the consequences for that action. Genetic intelligence is separating humans into survival strategy’s imo. The smart reproduce slow and the dumb reproduce fast.

DIABL057 t1_jaafmfd wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:38 AM

Idiocracy

kimthealan101 t1_jaet4r6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:34 PM

That's why it is such a problem. Had the premise been questioned more, some values projected on to others might not be so prevalent in history books.