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To: nathanbedford
Charles Murray, the conservative author of the discredited book The Bell Curve, from basically telling The Washington Post that the gaps must the result of genetic inheritance:

That quote says no such thing.

It says if A is correlated with B, and B is correlated with C, then C can be expected to be correlated with A.

It says nothing at all about why A is correlated with C.

It is also fascinating that the author blows the "irresponsible scientific commentary" whistle but feels no need whatsoever to explain why what Murray said is either unscientific or irresponsible.

23 posted on 04/18/2015 4:18:19 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan
Now factor in....People with small brains eat more ketchup. Then factor in...people with small brains are tall and play basketball.

The study had the answer before it started. And it's ridiculous. But I'll bet they made some big bucks.

26 posted on 04/18/2015 4:23:47 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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