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Seems a tad reductionist; by that same token, all of psychology is also physics.
by toxik 9y ago
Seems a tad reductionist; by that same token, all of psychology is also physics.
- roninb 9y agoSome people, pedantically, agree xD https://xkcd.com/435/ https://xkcd.com/435/
- dragonwriter 9y ago> by that same token, all of psychology is also physics. Yes, it is, which would be relevant if someone suggested there was no physical explanation for a psychological phenomenon (which is, in fact, what they are usually claiming when they claim it is not biological.)
- sndean 9y agoI wouldn't go that far, but there are many studies that have looked at the genetic (biological) basis for brain function/behavior [0]. Once you're at the level of gene expression, which some of those studies go into, you're at a level of acetylation, methylation, etc., which is easily categorized as chemistry. The bigger argument I get into with coworkers is the blurry line between brain function/behavior stuff and psychology. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030621/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030621/