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#212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Genetic Variin That Causes Bad Complications From Covid in Africans

According to richard hare, this is the default hypothesis among intelligence researchers. But i think that's based on a really basic misunderstanding of what knowledge within groups tells us about causes between groups. It could be that africans are at a genetic advantage for cognitive ability that's been swamped by ynow environmental risk and versity. And if we find in an island of people who may have geans that point in the opposite direction entirely, you know super tall jeans could just be there too. I don't ink, i don't agree with the framing that what has been called it a fault hypothesis, is actually a reasonable prior....

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