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by sansnomme
2379 days ago
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There is also the political implications. Nobody wants to fund research which will only stir up controversy, especially since many higher education institutions are located in liberal areas. Too many medical studies on gender, race, and intelligence would only create unrest. Just take a look at how badly the Stanford ML paper on predicting gender orientation was received. Emphasizing the differences in "fight or flight" response timings may save lives, but at the same time provide ammunition for people to draw lines between metrics and historical events/practices along societal fault lines, which I think everyone can agree is not a good thing. |
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Putting your head in the sand and trying to deny the existence of potentially uncomfortable facts actually fuels these fringe thinkers more imo. Part of their whole schtick is that the truth is being hidden from them.
Look at how the media handled the claim that Serena Williams couldn't beat a top 10 male player. Instead of actually putting it to the test, the whole angle was about how insulting and preposterous that was etc etc.
We are not all the same, but we deserve to be treated so. It's as simple as that. Trying to halt scientific progress because it doesn't fit your world view is quasi religious.