The fact that Germans hold themselves accountable for the atrocities of the Nazi ' s is bullshit . We forced them to feel that way . Yes , the nazis controlled Germany but all Germans weren ' t nazis . <| sep |> For the longest time I tough it was satire . Especially because it was so over the top . It was the brigades that convinced me that no , those people were serious . <| sep |> I did it . I just googled it half an hour ago and one of the 4 in my start is in my area and has a website , so I scheduled a consultation and i ' m super super excited . <| sep |> Well , you kind of completely changed the topic there . How is this a change in topic ? I ' m talking about what the goals or value in the research of race and IQ might be . That seems relevant to the topic at hand . Because intelligence allows us to think abstractly and plan longterm instead of relying on system 1 all the time . We literally have to put collars on animals with surgical knots otherwise they scratch them off . Intelligence and system 2 thinking could also be conceived as a curse . I think many animals are actually better off than humans in some respects , for the ability to think ahead and imagine possibilities also provides the ability to ruminate and generate distorted cognitions that lead to anxiety and depression . I ' m fine with you changing your mind , so maybe I shouldn ' t press this too much , but you did mention genocide . I ' m not sure what exactly you meant by that or even to what extent you meant it , but it is speech that shouldn ' t be used so easily . I guess I shouldn ' t have made that joke , or been more clear , I was merely using hyperbole in a sarcastic way because of your contention that this kind of knowledge was ' dangerous ' and might lead to bad ends . I actually do not think it would end in such a way and think such fears are misplaced , but I suppose given history I should be more empathetic . Lastly , I have been looking at all this very recently and I see the effect it ' s had on my system 1 thinking . It is toxic and I don ' t trust myself with the One Ring . Maybe no one can be trusted so . The fact you have selfdoubt shows that you can indeed be trusted . Its those who lack the ability to empathize and recheck their thinking that are the dangerous ones .