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Re:What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery... by phs318u on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @07:54PM (#35708245)
If you’re referring to Watson’s 2007 claim that Africa is unlikely to succeed n part because of the inhabitants’ inferior intelligence, as the “truth” he is speaking to “power” perhaps it is you who are biased.
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Re:What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery... by notsosec on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @09:19PM (#35708733)
Power in the sense he got completely cancelled in the west for saying things that are not considered taboo in other parts of the world.
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Re:What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery... by saghm on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @10:43PM (#35709185)
I think most people consider "truth" to require a higher threshold than "some people believe it somewhere".
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Re:What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery... by peterfirefly on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:26AM (#35710861)
The problem is that all our empirical data back up his (quite mild) point of view, whether we like it or not. I don't like it and don't think he does either.
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