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This is all, for lack of a better term, pie in the sky bullshit. “I'm extremely uninterested in the specifics of eugenics”. At least this is quite evidently tr

This is all, for lack of a better term, pie in the sky bullshit. “I'm extremely uninterested in the specifics of eugenics”. At least this is quite evidently true. And that's the problem. Sometimes details actually matter a great deal. Your mind is so wide open that its not grounded to any actual facts. You don’t seem to understand basics about genetics or biology or even AI and as a result everything that you’ve written is “not even wrong” [0]. I really, really urge you to read a textbook about genetics. It’s really quite a bit more subtle and interesting than the pop-science stuff that you’re saying here. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong

3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
You didn’t make any specific claims, you didn’t correct or object to any claims I made either. You just keep calling me uninformed and wrong without supporting your thesis with anything. You’re a perfect zero.
- bglazer 3y ago
  Which genetic variants were selected out of the population (in one generation), and how did they lead to decreased brain size? I’m asking this because you think genetic selection happened to change brain size. This level of genetic selection would show up in population genetic screens like a huge, obvious signal. So, please point me to that. But you won’t do that. Instead you’ll wave your hands and say “oh details are not important”. You are going to say that because you’re wrong and there is no real factual basis for your belief. Instead you’re relying on vibes, and half remembered pop science, and a unhealthy amount of open mindedness to one of the worst ideas humanity has ever had (eugenics).
  - 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
    You're telling me what I think, which I didn't say, you're telling me how I'd respond, which I didn't. You're giving opinions on those responses you made up, and speculating how the discussion would further go. It's clear that you're completely out there, disconnected from what I said. I'm not required to speak, as you can have imaginary dialog running in your head that goes in the direction you prefer that paints you as morally and intellectually superior. I'm done here.

3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago

You didn’t make any specific claims, you didn’t correct or object to any claims I made either. You just keep calling me uninformed and wrong without supporting your thesis with anything. You’re a perfect zero.

bglazer 3y ago
Which genetic variants were selected out of the population (in one generation), and how did they lead to decreased brain size? I’m asking this because you think genetic selection happened to change brain size. This level of genetic selection would show up in population genetic screens like a huge, obvious signal. So, please point me to that. But you won’t do that. Instead you’ll wave your hands and say “oh details are not important”. You are going to say that because you’re wrong and there is no real factual basis for your belief. Instead you’re relying on vibes, and half remembered pop science, and a unhealthy amount of open mindedness to one of the worst ideas humanity has ever had (eugenics).
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
  You're telling me what I think, which I didn't say, you're telling me how I'd respond, which I didn't. You're giving opinions on those responses you made up, and speculating how the discussion would further go. It's clear that you're completely out there, disconnected from what I said. I'm not required to speak, as you can have imaginary dialog running in your head that goes in the direction you prefer that paints you as morally and intellectually superior. I'm done here.