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I don't know why you were voted down. Yes, speaking out against the conclusions of the article has harmed people's careers. Even mild speculating that maybe the
by lionhearted 17y ago
I don't know why you were voted down. Yes, speaking out against the conclusions of the article has harmed people's careers. Even mild speculating that maybe there's inborn cognitive differences between men and women can derail a science career.
It's crazy that people can't investigate the topic thoroughly - arguing "all culture no biology" demands a really high burden of proof. Arguing "some culture some biology" shouldn't be academic suicide, which it currently is.
- amichail 17y agoBut maybe for the good of society, this sort of research should be banned.
- lionhearted 17y agoThis could work. In the interests of truth, perhaps it'd work best if we did it very explicitly and publicly: "All research on potential mental differences between men and women are hereby banned for the good of society." Then we could start brainstorming what other research to ban for the good of society.