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NickB79

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1. I have a feeling that even if the experiments were conducted

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 06:00 PM

Feb 2015

The results would have never been published, as they would have found no difference between the races.

And such knowledge would have been very infuriating to a large number of people at the time.

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American scientists in the 1920s actually wanted to conduct this horrifying, racist study [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2015 OP

I have a feeling that even if the experiments were conducted NickB79 Feb 2015 #1

I can't see how it would be possible to remove social biases in such a study. hunter Feb 2015 #2

"as they would have found no difference between the races." And that's if..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #3