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Thought so. This is a pretty risky thing for a mainstream scientist to say. Most of the people in the field would be terrified of publishing such a paper even
by thewarrior 12y ago
Thought so.
This is a pretty risky thing for a mainstream scientist to say. Most of the people in the field would be terrified of publishing such a paper even if they believed in it.
But I'd be glad if someone knowledgeable could comment on the validity of the claims in the paper.
The idea that Eugenics might actually work is too disturbing to even consider.
- DanBC 12y agoDog or cat breeding gives you some clue a out what happens if you have uncontrolled eugenic-style selective breeding. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/dogs-that-changed-the-world-selective-breeding-problems/1281/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/dogs-that-changed-the-world-s... http://www.icatcare.org:8080/advice/cat-breeds/inherited-disorders-cats http://www.icatcare.org:8080/advice/cat-breeds/inherited-dis...
- thewarrior 12y agoThe unspoken assumption here is that poor people , immigrants and other such economically backward groups are backward because of their low IQ and the reason for their low IQ is primarily genetic. IQ is predominantly genetic but it's well known how poor nutrition and upbringing can stunt it. There's lots of potential problems with this argument. There is some evidence that the higher than average IQ of Asheknazi Jews is because of inbreeding. I posted about it on HN but people are wary of discussing such a sensitive subject. Even discounting the genetics argument , it can also be considered as some kind of an accidental breeding for IQ as wealthier jewish families tended to have more children. More here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence