1) I think if social sciences &humanities understood this, they'd be more accepting of evolutionary explanations for behaviour & difference https://twitter.com/SaintTzu/status/877661631953735681 …
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2) Because it would be clear they still have something to do. One fear is that biology removes any purpose in studying culture & ideas.
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3) As well as destining humans generally & men and women separately to an absolute determinism in which nothing can ever change.
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4) I have tried to explain that this is not the case & cited endless evolutionary biologists and psychologists saying this is not the case.
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5) I said that for those of us more interested in culture & history than biology, being able to distinguish between these is rather helpful!
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6) It enables a deeper understanding of historical and social forces at play in any period and any geographical location we want to study.
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7) I was fairly sure I said that but seems I actually said 'Culture doesn't exist. Only biology does &it proves women suck & btw, I'm a Nazi
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8) This is exactly what I said in the essay I submitted which I was told was problematic & destined women to inequality forever.pic.twitter.com/rYM1FPHGVu
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9) And that was the last time I ever tried to write anything that challenged cultural constructivism. Because I would have failed.
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10) And the prof who said that was a man who felt postmodernism was silly but thankfully over. I included this bit for him & he knew it.pic.twitter.com/eNLyfOQIgl
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I know I go on but I get very frustrated with people not seeing the problem or not caring coz they think it only affects academia.
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I will now stop going on and instead go to bed.
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