RE: REVIEWS: The Bell Curve

From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 12 2002 - 12:15:00 MDT


Harvey wrote:

>
> How is my answer ridiculous? I simply answered the claim that "all
> journals accept their methods and their conclusions" by listing some
> respected ones that don't.

### I will provide my main refutation of your points in this debate on
Monday, but let me just make a remark so as to keep things tidy: your answer
did not name a single scientific journal publishing a peer reviewed critique
of BC. You merely named some organizations making general policy statements
to this effect. I hope you realize there is a difference between the two.

------
>
> How is my statement name-calling? I didn't call them metaphorical
> Nazis as an insult.

### A bit later you called the BC a neo-Nazi manifesto. I must admit I am a
bit shaken - this is the first time that I would be publicly accused of
defending a Nazi and spreading Nazi propaganda. It bothers me that you feel
comfortable calling a number of thoughtful members of the list what amounts
to being Nazi dupes (if not active Nazis themselves).

> Strangely, I seem to be the only one posting any references on the
> subject.

### So far you failed to quote any peer-reviewed primary literature
disproving Murray's and Herrnstein's points. Your references point to
popular public policy statements.

On my part, I will try to provide a comprehensive, referenced discussion on
Monday.

Rafal



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 09:16:59 MST