We are strongly against racism. It’s just that Nick Bostrom is not racist (even though I find that his comment 26 years ago was extremely cringe and his apology wasn’t done particularly well.)
Perhaps you have some insight about what was meant by “the views this particular academic expressed in his communications”? The criticisms of Bostrom I’ve seen have consistently declined to say what “views” they are referring to. One exception to this is that I heard one person say that almost everyone thinks it is racist to say that a racial IQ gap exists. To anyone who thinks this, I suggest searching for the word “gap” in this Wikipedia article. And by the way, the main thread for discussing the apology is here.
Im happy Oxford might be taking this seriously. The EA community needs to take a way stronger stance against racism.
We are strongly against racism. It’s just that Nick Bostrom is not racist (even though I find that his comment 26 years ago was extremely cringe and his apology wasn’t done particularly well.)
Perhaps you have some insight about what was meant by “the views this particular academic expressed in his communications”? The criticisms of Bostrom I’ve seen have consistently declined to say what “views” they are referring to. One exception to this is that I heard one person say that almost everyone thinks it is racist to say that a racial IQ gap exists. To anyone who thinks this, I suggest searching for the word “gap” in this Wikipedia article. And by the way, the main thread for discussing the apology is here.