[HN Gopher] Fake skull science is back - and it's still racist
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       Fake skull science is back - and it's still racist
        
       Author : rolph
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2025-04-16 16:26 UTC (36 minutes ago)
        
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       | bko wrote:
       | The post claims that it's fake and racist, which is probably
       | correct.
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       | But could you imagine a science that isn't fake but is racist?
       | Does something being real prevent it from being racist? For
       | instance, if there were some connections with your skull and some
       | characteristic, would NPR and the scientific community embrace
       | it?
       | 
       | I think it's a mistake to argue that this kind of thing is both
       | fake and racist, not because it's not fake. But I could imagine a
       | world in which some science could be real and racist. In that
       | case, you'd have to deny reality so it fits your world view. How
       | could science and the laws of the universe not fit my 2025 view
       | of race and culture??
       | 
       | I think its enough to say it's racist and we shouldn't pursue
       | this field of research because of it's morally reprehensible.
       | Consider something like the science behind creating human-animal
       | chimeras. Even if it were real it would still be morally
       | reprehensible.
        
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