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nah, he is just trying to sell eugenics, a psuedoscientific practice, in disguise
by stevefan1999 4y ago
nah, he is just trying to sell eugenics, a psuedoscientific practice, in disguise
- istinetz 4y ago>psuedoscientific yeah, animal breeding and crop selection work, but it couldn't possibly work on humans
- blackbrokkoli 4y agoIt is about the origin of the term/field. You are right that the field of genetics is of course applicable to humans, with a lot more muddiness when it comes to the ethics - not the point. The term "eugenics" describes a certain philosophy/set of ethics which directly grew out of racist narratives at worst and some very loose interpretations of the scientific methods two hundred years ago at best. Furthermore it can argued that the "field" of eugenics never really attempted to shed this, even as of today. Thus, calling eugenics pseudo-scientific is considered fair game. At least that's my understanding.