Michael_Gibb
Michael_Gibb t1_jac9n4u wrote
Reply to I keep end up disliking good films simply because all the characters are sad degenerate fucks and I hate them for it. Is there a trick to liking these kinds of films? by KellyKellogs
It seems like the real problem is that you have an overly broad definition of what constitutes an evil person.
Michael_Gibb t1_j62m13d wrote
The West supplies Ukraine with weapons, so in response Russia commits war crimes.
Perhaps if Putin wasn't attacking civilian targets, he might have the weaponry to prevent Ukraine having any further success on the battlefield.
Michael_Gibb t1_iu7zryr wrote
Reply to Controversial race researcher gets prestigious Cambridge University fellowship by hieronymusanonymous
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.
Michael_Gibb t1_jedlw89 wrote
Reply to What are some of your favourite comedy films from the 1990’s - Early 2010’s by Jeremyfurfaro
If I had to pick just three comedies from the 1990s-2000s, it would be:
Wayne's World
Liar Liar
Groundhog Day