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[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

As far as I'm aware there's little doubt genetics play a role in intelligence though?

Yes, there is, at least when you're talking about human intelligence (i.e. in one species), since intelligence isn't even a scientifcally proven concept.

we can just agree that eugenics are morally wrong because all people should have the right to reproduce.

It also doesn't work.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago
[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Basically any study like that that seriously considers IQ as a scientifically measurable value isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

IQ hasn't been proven to predict anything real.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It may not be accurate as an absolute meaure, but it does successfully measure relative intelligence across groups.

Or maybe it's just a knee jerk reaction to trash evidence that goes against your existing opinion.

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

The thing that IQs measure has never been shown.

Intelligence is defined as the thing that intelligence tests are measuring. It's a scientific tautology!

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