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It frustrates me how in many discussions people act as if certain controversial research is always obviously correct and objective science up against inherently anti-science people tearing it down. Not at all! Plenty of it is of science specifically known to be done badly, presented badly, in a field with regular systematic issues. If a field is regularly producing these inaccurate results with bad social side effects, it's not out of line to tell people in the field to pay more attention to these things.



If it is bad science then just reject it for being bad science. Don't reject it for not catering to your special interests group.


The study of racial differences is famous for being bad science.



This isn't an effort that the Right can use to proclaim racial superiority. Understand the difference?




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