Okay so, some final thoughts as I had a look through the supplemental data, located here: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/suppl/2019/11/06/366.6466.eaau5141.DC1/aau5141_Schulz_SM.pdf …
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However the more I read this, the more I am unsettled by the premise that exposure to the Church results in "individualism, creativity, embeddedness, and analytical thinking."
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I see Mitterauer cited here, a few other historians like De Jong, but a lot of articles on consanguinity from other scientists.
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And perhaps I am reading this wrong. But it seems to me that this is comparing "The West" as it were with non-Christian, non-Western societies, that from their map seem to be African/Asian nations, with these outcomes. That is...idk. But it unsettles me, guys.
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Eurocentric at best. But that's not a good thing.
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@prof_gabriele and@ISASaxonists wrote an article in@TIME regarding this and the misuse of medieval history among the far right:https://time.com/5734697/middle-ages-mistakes/ …Show this thread -
@erik_kaars did a great breakdown of why this study had so many problems, and why it is nonsensical.https://twitter.com/erik_kaars/status/1198192838195986434 …Show this thread -
Another great (and short) thread on the issues of this study.https://twitter.com/Jacob_Labendz/status/1193181278696284161 …
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