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Why is this kind of comment (a la "no duh, scientists!") always highly praised on the Internet and in general, even from otherwise intelligent, thinking folks??
by Laaw 11y ago
Why is this kind of comment (a la "no duh, scientists!") always highly praised on the Internet and in general, even from otherwise intelligent, thinking folks??
Since when have we been okay with "no duh" being our source of information? Come on guys, we have to figure shit out before we get to say "no duh", and then instead of saying "no duh" (which is another word for "common sense", which we all laugh heartily about in other contexts) we get to cite the studies and the research that provides a strong correlation.
- WaxProlix 11y agoFor whatever it's worth, I didn't read their post that way. Unsurprising results, validating a null hypothesis, that sort of thing, they're all valuable, but this particular poster seemed to be using the opportunity to bring up their distaste for Cartesian duality and its over-appreciation by society at large. In a sense, "this shouldn't come as a surprise, but it's good they did the study since it stands as another data point in refutation of what's become standard folk dogma about mind/matter duality" -- or something like that. In any sense, their sentiment didn't seem to be at all opposed to yours, at least to my reading.
- Laaw 11y agoThat's a fair point, I hope I'm wrong.
- paulojreis 11y agoI was a scientist until a few months ago (until I finished my PhD, essentially), so - believe me - I know the value of studies which "state the obvious", even when the conclusion seems "small" (which isn't the case, anyway). My previous comment wasn't meant as a "no, duh", really. I'm sorry it came out that way. I'm highly favourable to studies which prove "common sense" (or disprove: those I live even better!). The comment was just to share my opinion: the fact that this kind of studied is shared (here, and in other media) highlights how dualism is still basically the common sense view.
- hvfhhvv 11y agoI know. God we, as a species, are very dumb.