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I just finished reading it. I agree with some of the points, particularly: "Don't alienate conservatives." I consider myself left leaning. But if we are going t

I just finished reading it. I agree with some of the points, particularly: "Don't alienate conservatives." I consider myself left leaning. But if we are going to talk about tolerance and acceptance, then you have to attempt to do that across the board. The entire manifesto seems like a first draft. I don't think presenting gender differences as biologically based was even necessary to support his main points. Even if on average genders exhibit different preferences, I'm still on the fence as to why. And I can't tell which part was so offensive that people had to take time off and this guy needed to be fired.

wolfgangK 9y ago
I consider myself as leftist as possible with a functioning and informed brain. Yet I know that "left leaning" and "right leaning" are mostly biases that we use to orient ourselves in a world too complex to be fully understood. EDIT : I think that everybody should read http://righteousmind.com/ http://righteousmind.com/ from J. Haidt. Wrt to whether differences are biologically based or not, I'm convinced that one day, we'll look back at the Nature vs Nuture debate like we do with the Particule vs Wave debate for light. The sooner the better. As to which part was so offensive, it's akin to wonder which spells got the witch burning at the stake. Witnessing so many smart and compassionate people join the angry mob really scared me : I have no reason to believe that I would not do the same if the right buttons were pushed.