Michael_Gibb

Michael_Gibb t1_iu7zryr wrote

It makes sense that his research would be viewed as morally suspect. In order for his research to have any solid basis, his studies would have to to control for all possible non-racial factors that could affect the results. The problem with trying to do that though, is that most racial groups tend to stick within their own communities or geography, which are impossible to control for, and will invariably skew the results. It will make it look like there is a genetic component, even though the same data can equally point to an environmental origin for group differences in intelligence.

The geographic distribution of racial communities, and the likely shared environmental experiences of individuals within those communities, will give the impression of racial differences in intelligence. For a researcher to them conclude from such data that there's a genetic origin for group differences in intelligence, is controversial. Never mind that in all likelihood it will be an unfounded conclusion due to the body of research strongly indicating education being a strong determining factor in intelligence.

Of course, this research ignores the fact that race is a social construct. It isn't genetic.

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