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If you start with a motivated bias against any given hypothesis, in a social science field where the empirical evidence is sort of messy, you can always rationa
by philwelch 5y ago
If you start with a motivated bias against any given hypothesis, in a social science field where the empirical evidence is sort of messy, you can always rationalize away the evidence supporting that hypothesis.
This is sort of a double whammy since not only are the social sciences messy enough that it’s easier to get away with that sort of thing, but they always have been chock full of hypotheses that lots of people have motivated biases against.
- crateless 5y agoIt's really frustrating to watch this play out. There should be a disclaimer in the social sciences with these sorts of studies. Disclaimer: "I believe that nurture, rather than nature, plays a larger role, generally speaking, in the development of an individual's occupational aspirations", or vice versa.