In same way, we don't always need to look at culture scientifically.I can discuss what humans are doing without situating them taxonomically
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It's sometimes necessary to mention that humans are apes but if I write an essay abt cultural issues w/out mentioning this, that's OK too.
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No scientist DMs me demanding an explanation. But too often ppl in the humanities feel entitled to demand science always addresses culture
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IMHO this is because people are confused about what science is.
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We can mean different things - an institution, a focus of study, a method etc. Just need to clarify which sense we're using it in.
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I'm talking about method mainly here.
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I'm thinking mostly about focus of study. Looking at the way ppl think culturally & the way they think scientifically is very different.
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I'm certainly interested in cognitive mechanisms underlying it but I'm more interested in language & attitudes & ideology affecting culture.
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Why can't scientists just do what they want, as long as it passes the "involves well applied scientific method" test it's good to go.
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