It was one hoax. It was funny as hell. You won't get everything in one place.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
And has been used to proclaim the death of postmodernism, when at best it would have confirmed the need for better postmodernism.
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Replying to @ETVPod @GodDoesnt
What? PoMo is far from dead! Who claimed a hoax could kill it? If only that were true.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
Peter, the co-author, and others have claimed this proves PoMo is terrible and should be destroyed, which would be socially regressive.
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Replying to @ETVPod @GodDoesnt
PoMo is terrible.The hoax alone doesn't prove it & no-one claims it does.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
Many prominent skeptics claimed exactly that. PoMo is not terrible, it's just a vague and misunderstood term for critical analysis of cultur
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Replying to @ETVPod @GodDoesnt
No, they didn't. Find me one who said 'We thought PoMo was great but then this hoax and we realised it was terrible.'
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
The reveal itself said it exposed a serious moral bias that goes unchecked because of postmodernism. http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/conceptual-penis-social-contruct-sokal-style-hoax-on-gender-studies/ …
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Replying to @ETVPod @GodDoesnt
Its one example. One test. People were amused and not remotely surprised because of all the rest.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
It's not a great test if they don't focus on one single hypothesis, right? I'm not a scientist, but doesn't that damage their conclusion?
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It does what it does. You can certainly think a different approach better & do that. I'd be interested to see the results. Why would it?
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