If only Superman were a utilitarian. I’d like to read that ratfic.

This is what I like about Wonder Woman. She shows up and is like. “Oh shit! There’s a world war going on! Better go stop that.” Meanwhile in the present super man is stopping random petty theft.

Trans death camps are not something I can envision in today’s political climate, but if the west tilts irreversibly into fascism it’s quite possible.

Can you provide a source? I’m curious to read more.

having talked to some, they seem to want trans people detransitioned. Which is somehow more disgusting.

I’ve never encountered an Iranian refugee before, just normal expats.

Bad headline. They are advocating for killing her. They are not threatening to kill her because most of the people mentioned do not have the power to do so. I could threaten to arrest Netenyahu but it would not be a credible threat because that’s not within my power at all. But I can post online in favour of the idea.

Friendly reminder that even being Jewish doesn’t preclude being racist against Jews.

Right, but “most” is not “monolith.” There’s around 16 million jews worldwide, so even if 90% of jews are pro-zionist that’s still over a million non-zionist jews. List of Jewish anti-Zionist organizations. Generalizations about groups of people are harmful even if they’re true, because it’s unfair to the those who don’t fit the generalization.

To be clear, you’re saying that you would say that 100% of Jews should be “taken out,” except that this would get you banned?

Most people I know who are religious don’t take the bible very literally; most haven’t even read it. The comforting lie is stuff about the after-life, heaven, and a caring universe.

Lemmy: every single on of those

Religion may be a lie but it’s a comforting lie and that helps a lot of people get through their daily life.

I didn’t catch the self-deprecation. What makes it clear?

It’s polite etiquette to mention what you’re quoting.

Scores from intelligence tests are estimates of intelligence. Unlike, for example, distance and mass, a concrete measure of intelligence cannot be achieved given the abstract nature of the concept of “intelligence”.

It does not seem obvious to me that we should get rid of autism. I don’t know any studies that suggest that people with autism have a lower quality of life. Autism is a form of being different – neurodivergent. There may be disadvantages to being autistic, but there are likely advantages too. That is different from other more severe disorders that are genetic. (Is autism even genetic?)

Similarly, being LGBTQ+ is not a disadvantage in a sane society. In fact, being bisexual is an advantage I would argue. Regardless, it’s not genetic, so why even bring that up?

But there are genetic disorders nearly everyone agrees should be eradicated.

There may not be scientific consensus on what IQ measures, but IQ=intellect is widely considered pseudoscience.

It’s a real shame he deflected, I would have loved to see this argument continue.

IQ is not a measurement of human intellect in general. Also, the fact that the test is flawed does not mean it is not useful in some contexts.

Regarding correlation with success, I should have specified that the correlation still exists even when controlling for birth environment.