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Watson has stepped in it big time! You know, the Watson of Watson and Crick. I would be willing to bet his Nobel is yanked for his remarks. What a fucking moron!
http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3067222.ece
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #1 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 8:48am » |
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He's done.
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #2 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 8:51am » |
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Well it seems what HE lacks in intelligence he more than makes up for in stupidity..
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #3 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:10am » |
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Bad move.
I've heard before that Watson is a loose cannon--I guess this just proves it.
It's real nineteenth-century "science" to proclaim that one "race" is more intelligent than another--especially since there isn't a hill of beans' difference genetically between any of the "races". Whenever this notion pops up, you'll notice, the "less intelligent" people are...over there...and the "more intelligent" ones are.....guess who?
Very disappointing news.
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Re: Oh my God....
« Reply #4 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:14am » |
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Funny how some people can disprove their point just by attempting to make it.
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
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on Oct 17th, 2007, 9:14am, Brewcrew wrote:| Funny how some people can disprove their point just by attempting to make it. |
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Ain't that the truth 
- this sentence is a keeper Brew, thank you!
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Re: Oh my God....
« Reply #6 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:20am » |
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« Reply #7 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:33am » |
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I thought it was irresponsible that the article's title made it sound like an actual scientific theory when it was just a personal opinion from an old dude. It had nothing to do with his scientific work. People are going to read that, condemn it, but in the back of their mind wonder if it's true because of his credentials.
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #8 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:34am » |
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good one Brew.
Quote:| serving for 50 years as a director of the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory |
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Sounds like too much leftover influence.
With a grant request in 1902 from a wealthy benefactor, the evolution center was inaugurated at Cold Harbor in 1904 with a sad Harvard degreed zoologist as it's director. From 1910-40 the Eugenics Record Office was housed there.
on Oct 17th, 2007, 8:43am, Paul98 wrote:| I would be willing to bet his Nobel is yanked for his remarks. |
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I don't know Paul. Fritz Haber made a fantastic contribution in chemistry with fertilizer and won the Nobel but then went on to launch the age of chemical warfare and more.
Other laureates have said some really screwy things later in life, too.
stuff from various reading notes
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #9 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:36am » |
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« Reply #10 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:42am » |
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I wish I could tell my boss that
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #11 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:49am » |
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The respected journal Science wrote in 1990: "To many in the scientific community, Watson has long been something of a wild man, and his colleagues tend to hold their collective breath whenever he veers from the script." Ain't that the truth!!
. . . . argued in favour of genetic screening and engineering on the basis that " stupidity" could one day be cured. He has claimed that beauty could be genetically manufactured, saying: "People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty. I think it would great."
What a tool
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #12 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 9:55am » |
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I guess that that's what freedom of speech is all about. Unfortunately it gets abused and comments like that, from such a respected scientist, will be used for years to come by anyone wanting to make the same point.
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« Reply #13 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 11:06am » |
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #14 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 11:12am » |
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The way I see it, a person is only as smart as he or she needs to be to survive in his or her own environment. It is hugely unfair to group the whole human race into one and then judge that way on intelligence or whatnot.
This dude has very narrow thinking...
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #16 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 1:47pm » |
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What an elitist a$$hole.
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #18 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 10:39pm » |
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The guy must be losing it at 79. Someone needed to sit on the guy. Yikes.
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
« Reply #19 on: Oct 17th, 2007, 11:34pm » |
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I understand your anger and surprise... but can you work on that subject line... it just sounds so harsh...
ree whose very tender about how you address God
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Re: Oh my fucking God....
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on Oct 17th, 2007, 11:34pm, Ree wrote:| I understand your anger and surprise... but can you work on that subject line... it just sounds so harsh... |
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Yeah....."OMG"....would have done!
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Re: Oh my God....
« Reply #21 on: Oct 18th, 2007, 11:02pm » |
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Occasionally in the academic world, one does a "stunt" like so to resurect their ailing career. Just like a failing celebrity who pulls a public stunt to redraw attention to themselves, no matter how stupid it is. It translates to material gain.
In the academic world, the more controversial you get the more books you sell, the more articles you write get published, the more the media wants to interview ( ie pay ) you, the more forums and conferences you get invited to discuss topics in .....
The stupid thing is no matter what one say, there will always be someone who disagree and someone who will agree with you.
Its sad but its true!
Many elite people dream of being the next Freud!
Edited to add: If you think he is stupid for saying what he did or that he doesnt know the effect of what he said, you are all wrong! He is the one who will be laughing all the way to the bank when angry and upset people scramble to buy his books and to attend his conferences so that they can argue with him!
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