Lvl100Centrist t1_iu834gh wrote
Reply to comment by personAAA in Controversial race researcher gets prestigious Cambridge University fellowship by hieronymusanonymous
This doesn't sound like a paper on intelligence but more on a paper against academics whom the author disagrees with. He is not talking about genetics or intelligence. He is complaining about an imaginary stifling of intelligence research despite the massive amounts of intelligence research that exists.
This is basically a meta-discussion, its not science. The author is a culture warrior that does not seem to accept that his side of the argument lost; having little science to back up his beliefs, he now turns to attack those who disagree with him.
personAAA t1_iu84bnr wrote
Article is in a philosophy journal. Paper is about ethics. He argues it is ethical to do scientific research that connects genetics and intelligence even if racial groups are found.
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Lvl100Centrist t1_iu88puj wrote
Such research has been done and was done for a long, long time. Its not forbidden.
Its just that the scientific consensus points to these ideas being wrong.
The author refuses to accept this and just wrote a paper to complain and smear those who disagree.
If the author could actually do research and provide insights into the intelligence of "racial groups" that would be science. He would be providing new insights and challenging our understanding of these matters.
But he can't do this, so he goes after his fellow colleagues.
Icy_Reception9719 t1_iu8asc9 wrote
Could you link a research review or something elaborating on the scientific consensus you mention? This is the first time I've heard someone being categorical on this topic, but it's not exactly an area I'm familiar with.
Lvl100Centrist t1_iu8ca0b wrote
Bell Curve - An extremely popular best seller. Yet we are told that this kind of books are forbidden. This is done in bad faith.
The Mythical Taboo on Race and Intelligence - yet the "race researcher" mentioned in this post is inventing imaginary oppression.
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/science-genetics-reshaping-race-debate-21st-century/ - there are no separate or distinct "races". A "race" is a sociopolitical classification, not a genetic or biological one.
Measure the "intelligence" (a difficult thing in itself) of groups that cannot be objectively defined is destined to fail.
ABinturong t1_iu8wf46 wrote
The dummies downvoting you need a time out, thanks for the sources!
Lvl100Centrist t1_iu8yxpw wrote
I am used to it. People pushing these race & intelligence narratives are almost always vicious authoritarians.
Icy_Reception9719 t1_iu8cgfb wrote
Thanks, I'll give these a read.
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