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just_steve_h 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: How can a top scientist be so confidently wrong? R...

R. A. Fisher developed many of the foundational techniques of modern statistics in an attempt to support his odious beliefs in “racial hierarchy.”

There is much to learn from considering this reality, but most will dismiss it as irrelevant.

DAGdug 5 months ago | [–]

Can you provide evidence of this strong claim? It looks like you’re conflating his population genetics work with eugenics/race science (which in turn have significant differences that I won’t go into).

Tryk 5 months ago | [–]

>There is much to learn from considering this reality

Like what?

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