Watson in Race Row
At the time of writing, there are 4 comments underneath the Times Online article.
Looks like 3:1 to the racists, although the first commenter may just have been confused.
EDIT: Hmm, it now stands at 16:13, pretty close to half-and-half. What is alarming is the great proportion of unashamedly racist comments and the number of commenters who are convinced that race has a genetic basis (it doesn’t). Then there are those who think that, just because a Nobel laureate scientists says something, he must be right/must have made a discovery.
Watson making a discovery? Don’t make me laugh. If this mess has shown anything then it’s that there is a time when eminent scientists should announce their retirement. Perhaps they ought to be tested for senility, like old people having to retake their driving tests.
Anyway, in case you thought racism was rare, read the next entry.
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