“The thought that some people are innately wicked disturbs me.”

— James D. Watson

To question genetic intelligence is not racism (2007)
Context: The thought that some people are innately wicked disturbs me. But science is not here to make us feel good. It is to answer questions in the service of knowledge and greater understanding.
In finding out the extent to which genes influence moral behaviour, we shall also be able to understand how genes influence intellectual capacities.

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American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. 1928

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