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I may be jumping to conclusions here, but this feels to me like a consequence of the american thing of "never admit when you don't know something".
by Mithaldu 9y ago
I may be jumping to conclusions here, but this feels to me like a consequence of the american thing of "never admit when you don't know something".
- TeMPOraL 9y agoI don't think this is just an American thing. Also, my mother studied in Poland.
- Mithaldu 9y agoEven if she's not american, it could be an attribute of the line of study. Mathematics weren't started in Germany, but many text books, even in the USA are strongly influenced by german aspects. Also, if it's not that, where does that aspect come from then? How long have archeologists been doing this?
- criddell 9y ago> How long have archeologists been doing this? Doing what? Making assumptions and jumping to conclusions? That's a good question and I don't know the answer. How long have you been doing it?
- Mithaldu 9y ago> Doing what? Defaulting anything they should ordinary label as "purpose unknown" to "religious". > How long have you been doing it? Claiming that i am jumping to conclusions is ridiculous. I started the first post by saying i already thought my initial thought may have been doing that, and stated it as a feeling (subjective), and thus positioned it not as an objective fact but a hypothesis, inviting discussion. I was earnest, honest and clear. You're just being gracelessly sarcastic and dishonest.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoI don't know, but I also don't know of anything that would suggest that this is a typically American bias or that archaeology as a field of study is that heavily influenced by American culture.
- Mithaldu 9y agoI've had many of my american friends tell me they've observed the bias and the details in upbringing, particularly stressing confidence as being more important than being correct, and "fake it till you make it". And i think you're right about archeology. Most of the notable people mentioned in the history section of wikipedia are english.