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What do racists and misogynists have to do with anything being discussed? See, you’re doing it too. Maybe one day you can consider accepting the possibility th

What do racists and misogynists have to do with anything being discussed? See, you’re doing it too. Maybe one day you can consider accepting the possibility that a non-racist, non-misogynist might wonder if race or sex can influence general outcomes in a given domain! Personally, I find the idea that it can only influence athletic performance (which I understand is a difference that polite society allows us to acknowledge) to be extremely unlikely. I actually would rank “women, in general, are inherently better than men at <currently male dominated field>“ to be more likely than “in general, men and women are exactly the same”.

tptacek 8y ago
He didn't call you a racist or a misogynist, or even Strumia (though I'll say it: Strumia is a misogynist). He simply pointed out that the basic mechanisms of scientific discussion have been abused to push dumb ideas in the past, which is obviously true. That is in fact a flaw in your argument. You're the one getting triggered here.
- leereeves 8y ago
  Do you know Strumia personally well enough to say what you said, or have you just bought into a smear campaign against him?
  - tptacek 8y ago
    I have bought into the campaign against him.
    - yxn 8y ago
      Seems to be a good way to gain power for a talker like you.
- cqqwdq 8y ago
  Of course he did: "Once identified as such, we are under no obligation to continue suffering such fools." How can this not be related to the issue at hand? Also, could you please read the guidelines and refrain from statements like "You're the one getting triggered here."?