TigerhawkT3 said:
Since my first effort went over your head, I'll try again.
You need to be more careful TigerhawkT3.
A guy with such a high IQ as yours will often go over the heads of people of more modest IQ.
TigerhawkT3 said:
Believing that female teens are more trustworthy than male teens is an unfair prejudice.
Believing that reality is based on some absurd PC nonsense you picked up somewhere doesn't change objective reality.
TigerhawkT3 said:
This is similar to the reason that females usually earn less money than a male would in the same position: prejudice.
Prejudice exists because it is valuable for survival. If prejudice didn't enhance survival, it would have long ago disappeared from the human race.
If I were to step out my front door and encounter a tiger in the yard, I could stop and think: "Wow, where did this tiger come from? Could be a tame, well-fed tiger just recently escaped from a circus or zoo. On the other hand, maybe it's a hungry, ill-tempered tiger with a resentment of humans. Should I approach, retreat, or just stand still?"
Better for my survival if I rely on my instant prejudice about tigers, "Tiger: deadly and fast. Get away now."
TigerhawkT3 said:
These are all examples of people believing, for whatever reason, that some group or culture is somehow less trustworthy, capable, intelligent, etc. than another.
People may believe these things because of prejudice. However, that doesn't mean that these things aren't true.
In fact, most prejudice reflects reality at some level.
If prejudice didn't correspond closely with reality, prejudice would work against survival, instead of for survival as it usually does.
People may also believe these things because they have made a study of the scientific literature and available data.
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