> Jerry wrote: > This book was called the Bell Curve, and it was completely, utterly wrong.
Whether the science was right or wrong is not the point. Assuming you're right, and it wasn't, publishing the facts isn't racist. (although it might be - the author may be, who knows? Or you may be wrong and the science may be right.) For example, I think that statistically cystic fibrosis is much more likely if you're black than if you're white. Is that racist? No. Does that mean no whites will suffer from it? No. The point being that statistical on-average measurements about a large sample are not 100% predictive about an individual - just an aggregate. For example, if I put a flame under a beaker of water it's going to eventually boil and, on average, I can say that the energy of each molecule is growing. However, I couldn't say that EVERY molecule at every instant is more energetic than before I applied the flame. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143150 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
