Re: How can we set up a histronics-free discussion about potential diffs?
It actually is unfortunate. The problem is that most people like to think about meaningless questions like "Are whites smarter than blacks?" And that many people (like Crick) who pursue such things have a questionable agenda. And finally, that a better understanding of these issues would have little practical value at this point in time.
It's unfortunate, though, that people like Larry Summers, who propose a narrowly-defined hypothesis about distributions of intelligence in populations as a factor to consider in assessing a specific problem (fewer females in certain departments) are vilified as much as racists like Crick.
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