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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 24

    Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Andrew Burton

    So often, when people call evolutionary biology 'reductive,' it means they want to restrict discussion of gender difference to culture. I also find culture more interesting & that's why I study social history of women & not biology but a fuller picture is valuable.https://twitter.com/burtonad/status/956104895068884992 …

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    I mean the reductionist evolutionary biology. I don't have time for a deeper conversation right now, but maybe pick it up later?
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      1. Glen V‏ @The_DoctorV Jan 24
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        People really don't realize the role our biology plays on behaviors and that's why they say such things. Sure, it's a small role. But how often does the smaller roll make the bigger picture that much more clear?

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      1. Rob McMillin‏ @scareduck Jan 24
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        It’s reductive only if you fail to acknowledge outliers. But genetics will explain how the bulk of humanity operates.

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      1. Ally Cinnamon‏ @allycinnamon76 Jan 24
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        Definitely. I study sociology and social psych because I'm interested in them, + frankly they come a lot easier to me than evo psch + the natural sciences, but a wider picture is good. I suspect some ppl tend to dismiss ideas from disciplines they're less adept at/interested in.

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      2. Andrew Burton‏ @burtonad Jan 24
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Mostly agreed. It’s 3:15am in Canada and I’m watching Federer play tennis. More later. 😀

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      1. Coffee is for closers‏ @MichaelFoster26 Jan 24
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        I agree, but in my experience ppl claiming evbio is “reductive” do so because they don’t understand evbio and/or can’t comprehend multiple causes of a phenomenon. I’m just glad I’m out of academia for good.

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      1. Mister Q  🌀‏ @realMisterQ Jan 24
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        I really find it funny how people (rightfully) argue that sexual preferences are genetics and have nothing to do with culture, but whenever other preferences emerge they argue that the "bad" culture is the cause...

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      1. Taam‏ @TaamHartlis Jan 24
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        There's also gene-culture coevolution to consider.

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