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I really like the aquatic ape theory, and don't understand why it isn't taken more seriously as a possibility, even if there isn't currently any strong evidence
by blurbleblurble 4y ago
I really like the aquatic ape theory, and don't understand why it isn't taken more seriously as a possibility, even if there isn't currently any strong evidence for it
- sasattack 4y agoIt may contribute negatively that when you Google it all the top YouTube results are "race realists," etc
- blurbleblurble 4y agoI didn't know this. That's unfortunate.
- dTal 4y agoThe fact that you (and others) "really like" it, in spite of the total lack of evidence, means we should take it less seriously, not more. It is a glaring red flag for bias, which we should attempt to compensate for. Our aesthetic sense has no bearing on truth, but it does affect what lies we tell each other. You can apply this principle quite widely: the better it feels to believe something, the less likely it is to be true.
- blurbleblurble 4y agoBeing a contrarian rationalist doesn't magically compensate for bias. Evidence does. Lack of evidence isn't evidence against something.