You sir are not his wife or family, so his views are his own. Argue and try to convince him you are right, and otherwise, ignore his non-related to software personal beliefs.
The first quote sounds about right to me. If you're good at what you do, you don't need to constantly prove it to everyone. I don't understand why you'd be bothered by that.
The second quote is taken out of context. He thinks he's citing some statistic, but doesn't give a source for it. So assume he's wrong until a source surfaces, and then scrutinize that.
You're misinterpreting the third quote, but it also makes him sound silly. He's not claiming that HIV isn't real; he's claiming that AIDS isn't a single thing that is only caused by HIV. That's not really a profound statement.
"In the U.S., blacks are 12% of the population but commit 50% of violent crimes; can anyone honestly think this is unconnected to the fact that they average 15 points of IQ lower than the general population? That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color." - Eric S. Raymond
This hearkens back to the worst days of "scientific evidence" that Africans are inferior to Anglo-Saxons or whatever European race suited the people making the argument.
Study history and you'll see that we, as a society, have already dealt with these fucking nutjobs and there's no reason a sane, educated adult should be spouting this utter, reprehensible bullshit. It doesn't matter if he "thinks he's citing some statistic". Saying that African-descended people are dumber, and therefore more violent, than European-descended people is completely repugnant.
How could you even defend something like that? Ignorance or misinterpretation is not an excuse on his part.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 22.6 ms ] threadCalling him names doesn't help.
Grow up kid.
For that matter, ignoring anyone/anything vile and influential is, in my opinion, tantamount to helping them spread their ideas.
The second quote is taken out of context. He thinks he's citing some statistic, but doesn't give a source for it. So assume he's wrong until a source surfaces, and then scrutinize that.
You're misinterpreting the third quote, but it also makes him sound silly. He's not claiming that HIV isn't real; he's claiming that AIDS isn't a single thing that is only caused by HIV. That's not really a profound statement.
This hearkens back to the worst days of "scientific evidence" that Africans are inferior to Anglo-Saxons or whatever European race suited the people making the argument.
Study history and you'll see that we, as a society, have already dealt with these fucking nutjobs and there's no reason a sane, educated adult should be spouting this utter, reprehensible bullshit. It doesn't matter if he "thinks he's citing some statistic". Saying that African-descended people are dumber, and therefore more violent, than European-descended people is completely repugnant.
How could you even defend something like that? Ignorance or misinterpretation is not an excuse on his part.