throwaway32893

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   by throwaway32893 8y ago

   I just realized another way that Watson's claims exceed the evidence. He said, "I'm worried about Africa because our policies assume their IQ is the same as ours" (paraphrase, not an exact quote). To base "worry&quo
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   by throwaway32893 8y ago

   From a "mechanical" standpoint, breeding humans to maximize certain desired traits would clearly be powerful. It's just all the social ramifications that are horrific.
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   by throwaway32893 8y ago

   (Replying to my own comment) Found this on Wikipedia[1]: "Since the beginning of IQ testing around the time of World War I there have been observed differences between average scores of different population groups, but there has been n
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   by throwaway32893 8y ago

   So, that seems to say that differences factually do exist in IQ results, but there's disagreement on how to explain them. And that Watson has jumped to the most offensive and biased possible explanation? There are a number of plausible
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   by throwaway32893 8y ago

   It looks like a case of personal biases both misleading and bringing down a great scientist. It confirms that intelligence is not sufficient to protect against irrationality. Aren't Watson's claims about IQ differences falsifiabl