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Fury at DNA pioneer's theory: Africans are less intelligent than Westerners
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"In 1997, he told a British newspaper that a woman should have the right to abort her unborn child if tests could determine it would be homosexual. "
oh my my my.. this is certainly a 'character'.. although he is an outstanding genetic professional I personally feel that his "views" are pretty out there..
isn't this the same as myself (surely being termed an "expert" in computers by the press if ever I made an outlandish comment) saying that in my opinion Windows Vista is a pile of sh!te?The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points -
Course we are. The problem with saying that a certain group of people are more intelligent than another is that we have to firstly, define intelligence (which no one has done satisfactorily - the IQ test is a little to uni-dimensional) and secondly, hold all other variables constant for the two groups while this "intelligence" variable was tested - which again would be a difficult task.Last edited by sasguru; 17 October 2007, 12:42.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostCourse we are. The problem with saying that a certain group of people are more intelligent than another is that we have to firstly, define intelligence (which no one has done satisfactorily - the IQ test is a little to uni-dimensional) and secondly, hold all other variables constant for the two groups while this "intelligence" variable was tested - which again would be a difficult task.Comment
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Just another part-genius, part-braindead ******. Most super-clever folk seem to be a bit like that.Comment
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" he said Western policies towards African countries were wrongly based on an assumption that black people were as clever as their white counterparts when "testing" suggested the contrary."
"He said there was a natural desire that all human beings should be equal but "people who have to deal with black employees find this not true". "
I can understand the scientific thoery that people in different geographical areas develop differently - that makes sense. But this guy just seems to be talkin about black people in general, which is utterly disgusting, and more to the wrong, wholely untrue!
What a c*ck. Burn him.The pope is a tard.Comment
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Originally posted by mrdonuts View Post"If you can read this, thank a teacher....and since it's in English, thank a soldier"Comment
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Originally posted by oracleslave View PostYou should be in Analytics
Don't even get me started on the problems of obtaining representative samples, holding the tests (whatever these are) in equivalent conditions, confounding variables (whice are probably impossible to disentangle in a cultural context) etc. etc.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by mrdonuts View Postdo you think there is anecdotal evidence to support this theory?
A SAS said above, there is no mechanism to show they were testing like for like. Socio-economic problems or exposure to similar tests would skew the results.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
The original point and click interface by
Smith and Wesson.
Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to timeComment
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