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0 pointsnommm-nommm10y ago0 comments

Discrimination in employment law only refers to specific classes of people based on race, religion, gender, military service, etc. Passing up on someone who isn't qualified for a job isn't discrimination.

"Hiring for personally" can result in "hiring potential drinking buddies" which means your hiring may skew towards people who share your race, gender, creed, and religion because humans usually pick people like ourselves for friends. This can become a positive feedback loop.

If your hiring practices are discriminatory that is illegal.

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wolfgke10y ago

> Discrimination in employment law only refers to specific classes of people based on race, religion, gender, military service, etc. Passing up on someone who isn't qualified for a job isn't discrimination.

A central idea of empirical science is Occam's razor. (Nearly) all religions violate this principle since they introduce assumptions that are not necessary. With this argumentation one can easily argue why a religious person could not be qualified for a job in empirical science.

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