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Empirically speaking, certain groups are underrepresented in hard science. And this is wrong, why? Post-modernism is at the heart of the entire "equalist" move
by FD3SA 12y ago
Empirically speaking, certain groups are underrepresented in hard science.
And this is wrong, why? Post-modernism is at the heart of the entire "equalist" movement precisely because it ignores the scientific process of modernism.
It begins with an a-priori assumption: racial and sexual representation in all disciplines must be in proportion to the population. If the representations are even slightly off, there is discrimination, racism and sexism. Proponents of this line of thought then look for statistics and conjure up conspiracy theories to explain these deviations from their own asserted optimum.
This line of thought is absurd to anyone with basic training in scientific reasoning. Unfortunately, scientific literacy is a rarity in the modern world which was built by it.
- waps 12y ago> This line of thought is absurd to anyone with basic training in scientific reasoning. Not at all. You're only giving part of the story ... racial/sexual imbalances -> racism -> laws -> money transfers into specific (small) ethnic groups. (and lots of things that come down to money transfers) So how exactly is this line of thinking absurd ? It provides a clear advantage to minorities to fight for these kinds of "absurdities".