U.S. Science Is in Chaos

Re:U.S. Science Is in Chaos by brookst on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @08:07AM (#48569238)

It’s one of those topics where there’s a kernel of truth, but most people who insist women or Black people are scientifically different are not doing so out of any interest in science. So the small percentage of people who just want to make a valid point get lumped in with the much larger group, and unfairly tarred.

Perhaps because, to many people, it seems wrong to set policy based on marginal differences in the aggregate when the policy will affect individuals, and also because people doubt the motives of those who are highly invested in proving a scientific basis for negative stereotypes.

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Re:U.S. Science Is in Chaos by samlinnfer on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @08:47AM (#48569707)

I wonder who makes assumptions that these differences are marginal and refuse or deny any studies that conclude otherwise. The left version of climate change if you will.

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Re:U.S. Science Is in Chaos by brookst on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @08:20PM (#48578865)

You make a good point in that there are large, slow-moving, but statistically significant effects in climate change, gender, and race.

You out yourself pretty badly in implying that individuals can be ignored in gender and race in the name of aggregate statistics.

There is similarity, there is not sameness, and like I said… the people who are fascinated with proving statistical differences in gender and race usually have ulterior motives. Just like climate deniers.

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