We've learned so much from human genetic research. But when I read Fisher, I understand why the subject terrifies so many people. Hereditarianism combined with inane, half-baked moral philosophy does indeed logically imply Nazi-style homicidal mania. But don't blame the facts of human genetics. Blame the inane, half-baked moral philosophy.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Caplan again:
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HBD knowledge is mainly useful at the public policy level. Namely, debunking dispirate impact lawsuits and AA. In a democracy I can't think of a logical, legal, or political framework with which to end dispirate impact or AA without acknowledging HBD.
If this wasn't a democracy you could have a two tiered truth system. One thing that leader know is true and act upon (HBD) and one that they acknowledge publicly as a useful myth (all races have equal ability). The myth has value, but only if it doesn't fuck up public policy.
For the most part though democracy, and especially ethnically diverse democracy, makes this difficult. Japan is a place I've noticed that leaders pull this kind of double think off well, but they are a semi-democratic and racially homgenous high trust culture.
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