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"What scientists studying intelligence have discovered,
in essence, is that people differ greatly in intelligence
and those differences affect our life chances.
Our different IQS persist throughout our lives because
we each inherit different versions of the genes for
intelligence. These natural variations in mental capability
make some degree of social inequality inevitable in
a free society. Ensuring that all citizens have an equal
opportunity to get ahead on the basis of their abilities
and efforts cannot eradicate that inequality. Only eliminating
or drastically reducing individual freedom can do so.
That is the democratic dilemma."
Linda S. Gottfredson
"The social and ethical questions raised by stem cell
research cannot be ignored in our national dialogue.
The difficulty, as we have seen, is that the conflict
is framed in terms of social/ethical concerns against
concerns about curing disease....
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