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Deciding "what matters" isn't a question of science, it is a question of dominance and self-interest. You seem intent on dominating others and denying their legitimate self-interests.


What matters is a matter of causality, which is inside the realm of science.


>Bigotry and intolerance are fundamentally irrational and illogical, so the so-called "left-bias" of science is just science being itself.

TIL science ignores sex differences in body strength and endurance, racial differences in average IQ, the Putnam study on diversity and social capital, racial differences in aggression and their link to violent crime, and studies on the effects (irreversible) puberty blockers have on kids, among other things.

You can dislike these results, you can tell me I'm a bigot for even bringing them up, but you cannot correctly dispute them on the grounds of scientific inquiry. The fact that Scientific American would even try, as they have now for years, tells you all you need to know about their attachment to reality.


The fact that many variables are correlated doesn't condone using any of them as an evaluation criteria.

See my other comment on stat proxies.


>Anyone else notice that CNN dialed down the hyperbole right around the time it became obvious Orange Man was going to win again?

"The cannibal has come out of his lair"

"The Corsican Ogre has landed at Golf Juan"

"The Tiger has arrived at Gap"

"The monster has spent the night at Grenoble"

"The Tyrant has crossed Lyon"

"The usurper has been seen 60 leagues from the capital"

"Bonaparte is advancing with great strides, but will never enter Paris"

"Napoleon will be under our ramparts tomorrow"

"The Emperor has arrived at Fontainbleu"

"His Imperial & Royal Majesty has made his entry into the Tuileries yesterday, amid his faithful subjects."


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