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No, we don't make things taboo because they're wrong, we make them taboo because they're dangerous.

Nobody is forbidding mention of modified Newtonian dynamics, just pointing out all the evidence against it.

The idea of differences in intelligence between ethnic groups, regardless of whether it is true or not, is not one that our society is currently able to discuss in a productive way. So, we very sensibly keep quiet about it for now.




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