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It's not the truth that there are statistical differences between population based on sex that irks me, it's that the author claims it has more value than evalu

It's not the truth that there are statistical differences between population based on sex that irks me, it's that the author claims it has more value than evaluating someone as an individual, and outweighs the harms. I'm not sure why people are defending science here, because I'm not attacking it.

manigandham 7y ago
I don't see the author claiming that. You evaluate someone as an individual when you're specifically talking about an individual. In this case it's about groups so those are the results being discussed. Group level analysis is also useful as a backdrop before diving into specifics even when discussing a specific individual and has been shown to have predictive power at every level.
matt-snider 7y ago
I think you must have missed it because the author mentions several times that it is more important to evaluate the individual. Here: > First and foremost, I think this requires a recognition that none of the findings I presented in this article, nor any findings that will ever come out-- justifies individual discrimination. We should treat all people as unique individuals first and foremost. Here: > I am a strong believer that individual differences are more important than sex differences. And here, on the topic of male-female classification based on whole brain data: > In fact, some recent studies using the most sophisticated techniques have consistently found greater than 90% accuracy rates looking at whole brain data. While this level of prediction is definitely not perfect-- and by no means do those findings justify individual stereotyping or discrimination-- that's really high accuracy as far science goes.
- h0l0cube 7y ago
  No, I didn't miss any of those remarks. But I did note they were drowned in rhetoric to the opposite. I could go further, but I'd be just repeating things I've said in other comments.

manigandham 7y ago

I don't see the author claiming that. You evaluate someone as an individual when you're specifically talking about an individual. In this case it's about groups so those are the results being discussed. Group level analysis is also useful as a backdrop before diving into specifics even when discussing a specific individual and has been shown to have predictive power at every level.

matt-snider 7y ago

I think you must have missed it because the author mentions several times that it is more important to evaluate the individual. Here: > First and foremost, I think this requires a recognition that none of the findings I presented in this article, nor any findings that will ever come out-- justifies individual discrimination. We should treat all people as unique individuals first and foremost. Here: > I am a strong believer that individual differences are more important than sex differences. And here, on the topic of male-female classification based on whole brain data: > In fact, some recent studies using the most sophisticated techniques have consistently found greater than 90% accuracy rates looking at whole brain data. While this level of prediction is definitely not perfect-- and by no means do those findings justify individual stereotyping or discrimination-- that's really high accuracy as far science goes.

h0l0cube 7y ago
No, I didn't miss any of those remarks. But I did note they were drowned in rhetoric to the opposite. I could go further, but I'd be just repeating things I've said in other comments.