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Top Oxford Philosopher Nick Bostrom Admits Writing ‘Disgusting’ N-Word Mass Email

Por: The Daily Beast World January 12, 2023

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One of the world’s most celebrated philosophers has apologized for writing a racist email in which he used an appalling racial slur and said he believed it was “true” that “Blacks are more stupid than whites.”Oxford University Professor —the Swedish philosopher famed for his argument that we might be and popularizing the field of “existential risk”—shared the offensive message in an posted to . In the document dated Jan. 9,... + full article



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