The "scientific consensus" of at least the past 60 years has been supportive of leftist causes and as such "scientists" of past generations made claims regarding things like racial integration, immigration, drug decriminalization, law enforcement techniques, sentencing guidelines, birth control, abortion, etc... and their ability to improve race relations, eliminate performance gaps, improve social stability and harmony, reduce harm, reduce crime, etc... that haven't lived up to the hype. They also downplayed the risks associated with implementing these policies.
When the right says "hey you experts told us this 'integration' thing would be good, but now all our inner-city schools suck", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and we should stop requiring integrated schools"?
When the right says "hey you experts told us abortion would be 'legal, safe, and rare' and it's definitely the first two but isn't isn't 'rare'", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and we should make abortion illegal"
When the right says "hey you experts told us that long sentences for criminals don't work, but now we have a lot of people who ought to be in prison out on the street", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and we should have harsher sentences for crime and bring back the death penalty"
When the right says "hey you experts said it was important to teach children the basic biological facts behind sex in schools, and now my first-grader is learning about dildos and fetishes", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and sex ed should be a matter between parents and child".
I'm not old enough to have witnessed the debate on integrated schools, but I remember the other three; and "scientific experts" going on TV to tell us how important these policies were was a major part of the "discussion" surrounding them.
I don’t recall any of these topics ever coming up with him, but he’s an outspoken critic of the scientific establishment so your original comment couldn’t be more incorrect.
That said, I have no idea what his response would be to your specific questions. Honestly, you come across a bit nutty with your obsession with race, given it has nothing to do with the original topic.
Think what you want about me; I don't really care.
The original topic was Bret Weinstein saying on a particular topic "scientists created a mess they now have a responsibility to clean up". That makes other areas where scientific consensus may have created a mess fair game when we're discussing whether or not someone would be intellectually honest about subjects that might conflict with deeply held beliefs. And notions of racial and gender equality are about as deep as they come on the left.
What the heck are you talking about? What does any of that have to do with science or anything you said in your previous comment?
The "scientific consensus" of at least the past 60 years has been supportive of leftist causes and as such "scientists" of past generations made claims regarding things like racial integration, immigration, drug decriminalization, law enforcement techniques, sentencing guidelines, birth control, abortion, etc... and their ability to improve race relations, eliminate performance gaps, improve social stability and harmony, reduce harm, reduce crime, etc... that haven't lived up to the hype. They also downplayed the risks associated with implementing these policies.
When the right says "hey you experts told us this 'integration' thing would be good, but now all our inner-city schools suck", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and we should stop requiring integrated schools"?
When the right says "hey you experts told us abortion would be 'legal, safe, and rare' and it's definitely the first two but isn't isn't 'rare'", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and we should make abortion illegal"
When the right says "hey you experts told us that long sentences for criminals don't work, but now we have a lot of people who ought to be in prison out on the street", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and we should have harsher sentences for crime and bring back the death penalty"
When the right says "hey you experts said it was important to teach children the basic biological facts behind sex in schools, and now my first-grader is learning about dildos and fetishes", does Bret say "that was a scientific miscalculation, and sex ed should be a matter between parents and child".
I'm not old enough to have witnessed the debate on integrated schools, but I remember the other three; and "scientific experts" going on TV to tell us how important these policies were was a major part of the "discussion" surrounding them.
I don’t recall any of these topics ever coming up with him, but he’s an outspoken critic of the scientific establishment so your original comment couldn’t be more incorrect.
That said, I have no idea what his response would be to your specific questions. Honestly, you come across a bit nutty with your obsession with race, given it has nothing to do with the original topic.
Think what you want about me; I don't really care.
The original topic was Bret Weinstein saying on a particular topic "scientists created a mess they now have a responsibility to clean up". That makes other areas where scientific consensus may have created a mess fair game when we're discussing whether or not someone would be intellectually honest about subjects that might conflict with deeply held beliefs. And notions of racial and gender equality are about as deep as they come on the left.