Intelligence isn't genetic

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[–]Chipit[S] 18 insightful - 4 fun18 insightful - 3 fun19 insightful - 4 fun -  (16 children)

Dude. Pyramid of debate. You're engaging in a personal attack. Address the substance of the argument. Cite sources.

Intelligence is a heritable trait.

Historic anti-police-misconduct protests

Who was talking about that? You just brought that up out of nowhere. It's got nothing to do with the police, it's a Maoist style cultural revolution.

[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (14 children)

It's got nothing to do with the police, it's a Maoist style cultural revolution.

So do you think posting divisive content, that divides people by race, in the moment of this revolution, is a good idea? Do you think content like that slows things down, or do you think maybe it exacerbates the exact same tensions the media are trying to inflame?

[–]Chipit[S] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

Race has nothing to do with intelligence. Race is a social construct that doesn't exist.

Come on man, engage with ideas. Personal attacks are at the bottom of your own pyramid of debate.

[–]magnora7 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

You didn't answer my question, or address what I said, you just changed the topic. Engage with my ideas!

Do you think racially divisive content like like you've posted, slows this maoist revolution down, or do you think maybe it exacerbates the exact same tensions the media are trying to inflame?

[–]Chipit[S] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Intelligence is a heritable trait.

Your ideas are a personal attack. Don't attack me, attack the enemy.

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Again, you failed to address the point of the argument, and again you see any questioning as a personal attack. I am not attacking you. I am trying to understand why you are doing what you are doing.

Why can't you follow the pyramid of debate, that you're constantly accusing others of not following?

So again, do you think racially divisive content like like you've posted, slows this maoist revolution down, or do you think maybe it exacerbates the exact same tensions the media are trying to inflame?

Or do you not care about the consequences of your actions? Do you actually care about the pyramid of debate, or do you just use it to shut down those who disagree with you?

[–]bobbobbybob 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

your argument is "shut up about reality because there are people chimping out burning cities and they might get upset". or did i read that wrong?

[–]whereswhat 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Stunned silence.

[–]Lithargoel 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This astounding example of avoidance, deflection, twisting of valid criticism and dismissal of constructive argument in favor of narrative is brought to you by the co-founder of Saidit.net.

He's single-handedly assuring this site will die before it can flourish in the wake of Reddit's incoming bans, policy changes, and glad-handing an appointed position based solely on one required race. My fucking sides.

[–]magnora7 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Chipit is indeed avoiding and deflecting. Nice try to spin it back on me though.

[–]whereswhat 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

All I see are unfounded accusations of ad hominem attacks from Chipit.

The only "constructive argument" that has been ignored is same pointed question magnora7 has submitted 3 times now.

There is nothing wrong with questioning the motives behind this post (as opposed to the premise).

[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yup he clearly cannot actually argue his point, and clearly does not have a lot of respect for the pyramid of debate, despite constantly using it to silence others. Not a good look for him.

[–]bobbobbybob 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

you are the one making an issue over this, by projecting your own beliefs about black people having a lesser intelligence (never said in the OP) onto a cartoon about race realism.

Have you been getting some hassle about the site content or something?

[–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Do you seriously believe people are not going to think about intelligence levels along human racial lines when they read the OP?

Just based on the comments in this thread alone, it is blatantly obvious that people tend to miss the fact that the genetics that determine race != the genetics that determine intelligence (as far as we know).

[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

implying

[–]whereswhat 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Can you define intelligence?

Under any normal interpretation, "intelligence" is much much much more complicated than eye color, e.g., and is not controlled by genes alone, let alone a simple set of genes. It is wrong to call it a trait, imo.