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>how he can disentangle biological from cultural and social causes with such absolute conviction is mystifying. He doesn't have to disentangle the two complete
by yanderekko 4y ago
>how he can disentangle biological from cultural and social causes with such absolute conviction is mystifying.
He doesn't have to disentangle the two completely, he just strongly believes that there's a non-trivial biological contribution to these outcomes. Which already puts his views "well outside the liberal mainstream".
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoHe didn't comment on (just) his views being "well outside the liberal mainstream"; he claimed that "anyone smart and independent-minded will [ ... ]
- operatingthetan 4y ago>; he claimed that "anyone smart and independent-minded will [ ... ] How does this kind of talk not set of fallacy alarm bells for everyone? Claiming someone is smart and therefore right is like sophistry 101.