Normal_Anomaly comments on [SEQ RERUN] Why Are Individual IQ Differences OK? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 09 October 2011 01:41:05PM 3 points [-]

Do you know if that leads Mormon communities to take better care of their disabled than other groups? In some parts of the US, abuse of the mentally disabled is endemic in the institutions intended to care for them.

Comment author: lessdazed 09 October 2011 05:55:34PM 1 point [-]

better care

I'm not sure what you meant to imply by the second sentence of this comment, but the worse non-Mormons treat the disabled the less interesting a same-sized gap in treatment by Mormons and others is.

If most are good and Mormons are great, we can look to them for lessons. If most are awful and Mormons are bad but better, they are less relevant.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 09 October 2011 09:47:09PM 3 points [-]

Most non-Mormon institutions range from acceptable to awful. Mormons, with their particular respect for the disabled and their ability to coordinate for the good of the community, may have actually good solutions we can learn from.

In short, I think non-Mormon and Mormon institutions may be on opposite sides of the line between "good" and "bad."

Comment author: lessdazed 10 October 2011 01:10:48AM 1 point [-]

OK, great, I was just confused by "better".