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There are two reasons for that: First of all, almost everything and its opposite can be argued from biology, and evolution. Among the reasons for that is a sor

There are two reasons for that: First of all, almost everything and its opposite can be argued from biology, and evolution. Among the reasons for that is a sort of circular logic, because many ideas of early human life we still hold are based on today’s stereotypes. Secondly, arguing from biology denies the single most important difference of humans and other animals: that we are unique in having the capability to overcome our biology.

muninn_ 9y ago
Which would be fine except we use biology as the basis for all sorts of things all the time. “Men are typically more aggressive”, “Women tend to value family time or Y” “the male-dominated workplace isn’t friendly to women because of X”. I can’t tell you the number of times that biology is used in discussion of generalized differences between the sexes yet if somebody even hints that there may be a difference between men and women and how it may relate to technology it all of a sudden becomes some sort of sexist holy war. Nobody is throwing their hands in the air when it’s suggested that men tend to choose more dangerous lines of work than women (and die on the job at a vastly higher rate) because it’s in their nature, so why are we foaming at the mouth when biology may suggest men tend to be interested in things versus people? If the science suggests something than it is what it is. If it doesn’t then that’s fine too.