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"There is a narrative being pushed very hard currently that differences in outcome between groups automatically implies discrimination, and fundamentally it's h
by mcguire 6y ago
"There is a narrative being pushed very hard currently that differences in outcome between groups automatically implies discrimination, and fundamentally it's hard to argue with that logic unless you're able to accept that there are just innate differences between people and groups that cause them to have different abilities and make different choices."
Perhaps, but that is mostly due to the historical fact that differences in outcome between groups have been caused by discrimination and "innate differences between people and groups" has been the primary argument in favor of such discrimination---with the "differences" being significantly bogus.
As a result, suggestions that the current status quo[1] is right and just on a scientific basis begin to smell of extraordinary claims that require extraordinary evidence.
Don't get me wrong, but historically and, as far as I've seen, current IQ-related policy suggestions seem to come down to that. If IQ research were to determine that Aboriginal Australians had a median IQ of 160, I rather suspect the whole issue would disappear overnight.