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Morality Check: When Fad Science Is Bad Science
- Locke1689 16y agoEvolutionary psychology has never really grabbed me due to the lack of evidence in its favor. It seems one could justify almost any result with the right argument. To say that evolutionary psychology is ever anything more than an explanation (not an excuse) seems patently ridiculous -- humans have evolved higher brain function to override decisions previously based on instinct. Then again, I don't have a lot of confidence in the field of psychology in the broad sense anyway. The experimentalists and those leaning towards neurobiology are probably on the right track, but the Freudian mentality still seems to shine through in some sub-disciplines.