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> Good science validates, disproves, or quantifies common sense. The problem is even more insidious - good science is prevented from being conducted for politi
by systemvoltage 6y ago
> Good science validates, disproves, or quantifies common sense.
The problem is even more insidious - good science is prevented from being conducted for political reasons largely by extreme progressives. It is unsettling to me that we have so much politics mixed in with scientific understanding of humans.
The chilling effect of this is that no professor or researcher would these days attempt to conduct good science around gender differences - they fear their life, liberty and right to pursuit a prosperous career.
Just look at the number of gray comments in this thread - it shows how intolerant, childish and absolutely infuriating it is to discuss something that should not be contentious or confrontational. We're not acting like adults.
- klyrs 6y agoI'd encourage you to read your own comment here. You're pointing a finger at "extreme progressives" and calling folks intolerant, childish and confrontational. Does this framing facilitate a reasoned conversation, or further polarize it?
- throwaway3699 6y agoHow can we un-polarize science of we cannot discuss it?
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- klyrs 6y agoHere it is, being discussed. Therefore, we can discuss it. Can we do so without name-calling? That seems to be a good place to start.
- google234123 6y agoImagine trying to discuss the US's stem cells laws/prohibitions in the early 2000s without being able to "point fingers at" Bush, the far right, or religion.
- klyrs 6y agoBeen there, done that, didn't buy the t-shirt. Calling one's opponent an "extremist" was insultingly reductive then, just as it is now.