Does the Foundation of Prejudice Lie in Native Language?

Who says religion and science can't go together well? I just read an interesting paper by Kinzler et al.(1), published last year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with apparent Biblical inspiration (OK, maybe not), as it begins with Judges 12:5-6 as an epigraph. In that passage, group membership is determined by having individuals pronounce a word, and if they can't pronounce it properly, they're killed. Kinzler et al. then provide a ... Full Story »

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by Paul-André Raymond - Oct. 1, 2008

Interesting blog with some relevant references. The title is perhaps misleading but the discussion is more balanced.

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