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like men have larger bellcurves than women in iq
with more people on the extremes
an example
I fail to see why this should matter in a political sense though.
It affects polices and casual relationship with the information the supports policy
if you believe all human are equal in intelligence than it makes sense that if you see any particular group fall behind, it must be due external factors
I hold no such believe.
in comparison, if you understand the opposite to be true, than you wont hold that position
But again: one way or another I fail to see how that matters politically.
more so a hypothetical
does political policies matter?
like affirmative action or positive action?
I mean, policy itself is inherently consequential.
or wealth redistribution policies
What?
But this isn't even about policy, this is merely a scientific point.
policy is very consequential, it affects our quality of life
policy is based on information
Policy is mostly based on desire.
and proven wrong or right
Science can merely inform you in regard to how reality functions.
You can consider scientific facts in regard to setting policy, but the policy is merely set to reach a desired outcome, regardless of the scientific fact per se.
and how you think reality operates affects your desires
I do not contest that. Not entirely at least.
like the desire to stop climate change is based on research that shows climate change is problematic
Err...
You are making a slip there.
or that climate change is real
no im not
Climate change is real, yeah.
But it being problematic is a moral judgement.
And inherently human.
and its problematic to agriculture, energy production and so on
And really a judgment tying in with desire.
I understand hume's guillotine
It has a certain effect on the things you list which we humans consider problematic.
it simply states is do not justify oughts
not that it doesnt affect oughts
It being problematic is not in itself a scientific point.