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Race and Racialism: Q&A           
Q: If scientists could link racial characteristics to genetics we all would have heard about it by now.  It would be the biggest story of the century.
A: The answer to this question is very much the same as the one for question five.  So I will provide a link to that answer (HERE) and otherwise summarize.  
     To assume that scientists operative in a bias-free zone of pure rational thought is to assume incorrectly. Scientists are influenced by media, society, friends, peers and employers as much as anyone else. 
     First, the question is an unlikely one because as soon as any educational or research institution discovered one of its members doing research into racial differences in behavior, criminality, IQ, etc.  That scientist's job would be in danger.  Second, the person making the above statement assumes the public would immediately believe the scientist's findings; they would not.  Third, more than the scientist's findings, his motives would be questioned.  Fourth, history demonstrates that scientists who research politically incorrect subjects become targets of political pressure groups, activists, and demonstrators.
     In short, scientific proof is of racial characteristics is not the biggest story of the century because there are few who wish it so.

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