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LongTomH

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6. Thanks for posting this!

Reply to Johonny (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 02:07 PM

Feb 2012

I meant to include some links about the number of times that Murray has been refuted, The Mismeasure of Man is an excellent example (despite the next posters comments). He received generally excellent reviews from his scientific colleagues.

By the way, I note that the reviews on Amazon are sharply divided by ideology. That happens every time there's a new book out by someone with progressive views; they did the same thing with The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Always Do Better.

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Paul Krugman tears Charles Murray a new one! [View all] LongTomH Feb 2012 OP

Krugman is great. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 #1

Murray has a profitable niche, and I'm sure he's laughing all the way to the bank. qb Feb 2012 #2

Read Stephen Jay Gould's book "The Mismeasure of man" Johonny Feb 2012 #3

It doesn't help to counter crap with crap cthulu2016 Feb 2012 #4

Thanks for posting this! LongTomH Feb 2012 #6

Gould is a highly respected scientist Johonny Feb 2012 #7

Good to see Murray getting slapped around.... Scuba Feb 2012 #5