Op-Ed: How should we do research on human nature? (via latimesopinion)
Will restricting investigation into the science of human nature effectively prevent harm and cure the social ills that propagate injustice and prejudice?
So, there is no question that harm can occur, and that it should be avoided — that much is uncontroversial. Far less clear, however, is who is the perpetrator: Is it science that inflicts the harm? Can its suppression provide the remedy? The answers aren’t straightforward. That kind of talk about genetic differences hardly makes us blink. In fact, we are curious to learn that genes shape our bodies. Yet we aren’t oblivious to the potential of these discoveries to elicit harm — they can be certainly exploited to discriminate . We know that such harms arise not from science but from society, and we can devise the proper legal remedies accordingly.
But science says no such thing. First, science tells us that our bodies and minds are one and the same; so, the possibility that a woman’s genes shape her personality ought to be no more controversial than acknowledging their role in shaping her body. Second, genes are only one of the many determinants of personality, so if a maternal instinct exists , it by no means implies destiny.
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