Re:Has an uncomfortable truth been suppressed?
by jmcgough on Monday September 10, 2018 @03:43AM
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Because we have a long history of using differences as a justification for subjugation.
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Re:Has an uncomfortable truth been suppressed?
by scott113341 on Monday September 10, 2018 @04:22AM
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I don't think jmcgough made such a claim, just offered an explanation for "why is it so taboo to talk about the differences..."
Re:Has an uncomfortable truth been suppressed?
by googlryas on Monday September 10, 2018 @04:42AM
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Can you study something if you can't talk about it openly? Or, if one and only one conclusion is acceptable to be reached? I'll admit that OP didn't directly make this claim, but it seems like a reasonable conclusion from their post that they believe this is a dangerous topic to study because of the possibility of bad people using science badly.
Re:Has an uncomfortable truth been suppressed?
by jmcgough on Monday September 10, 2018 @11:45AM
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I'm not saying that it shouldn't be discussed or studied, but that knee-jerk reactions to the topic are understandable. It's similar to the german ban on depictions of the nazi party - there are some discussions that can be healthy and useful, but rarely are because of the strong emotions they stoke.