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To: epicure who wrote (44688)	7/9/1999 12:14:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Is it "knowledge" we are talking about, or raw "data"? I think it is the latter. That would explain why researchers "are afraid to delve into these areas -- especially racial differences." For one thing, most researchers, if they are worth their salt, know that the "differences" they come up with are only rough statistical generalizations about "groups," and that they do not necessarily hold true where specific individuals within those groups are concerned. They also know that people who already have racial prejudices may seize upon the data as "proof" of one race's inherent superiority or inferiority, and will try to build public policy upon it. And that is why this is a touchy area.