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Ironically, these days you find more useful self-help advice by finding similarities between different religions than by reading up on brand new scientific find
by cJ0th 11y ago
Ironically, these days you find more useful self-help advice by finding similarities between different religions than by reading up on brand new scientific findings.
- pjscott 11y agoBecause the former approach finds things that are obvious enough to have been noted by multiple cultures independently, while the latter approach finds things that seem unlikely enough to be novel -- right? A social scientist will not become famous as a deep, original thinker by telling people to work hard, be patient, keep a reputation for honesty, and eat their vegetables.
- cJ0th 11y agoAs for many popular social scientists I can't even tell whether they aim at becoming famous or whether they're just very ignorant fellows who really think they've "cracked it".