Comment by TTPrograms

The contradiction between the ultimate value of pure scientific inquiry and the detriment of results that could be construed to be racist is an issue I've puzzled with some in the past. The conclusion I've come to is that it's part of our social contract to never act on any such correlation - any result that says that X person may behave like Y must be totally disregarded when interacting with any individual (except for, say, medical use). This extends beyond racism and sexism from disregarding institutionalized prejudices into actively ignoring discovered information. It's a fine line, for sure.