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> The foundation of the Royal Society of London in 1660 [...] The society did not admit female fellows until 1945. Withholding education from women for centur
by heresie-dabord 5y ago
> The foundation of the Royal Society of London in 1660 [...] The society did not admit female fellows until 1945.
Withholding education from women for centuries was a profoundly stupid social and religious convention that harmed the progress of civilisation.
- vagrantJin 5y agoNow now. Let's not start that ephemeral idea of progress as being tied to peoples genitalia. Men and women (read People) have contributed enormously to said "progress"
- TchoBeer 5y agoYeah, historically men more than women have contributed more to society's intellectual progress because institutions literally didn't let women get an education.
- vagrantJin 5y agoNow now. Calm down. Such broad statements diminish womens contributions to society up to this point. I have 2 problems with your statement. 1) Which women are you talking about specifically? Be clear. Over generalizing is a weak argument. 2) have you considered other factors and situations. Wealth, race, social status etc? Or are genitals of particular intrigue to you? 3) This one is weak but I'll add it anyway. War has been a constant, ever-present threat to all communities. Dont you think that it may have had an impact? Your view in this matter doesn't strike me as well thought out. More like a knee-jerk reaction fueled by some loopy narrative you've read or heard somewhere. Things are rarely black and white.