Has phrenology wrapped back around to being credible yet?
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Replying to @drethelin
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@drethelin I was told in 5th grade that we're "more scientific now" bc we disbelieve in phrenology. The illogic stuck in my craw. >2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @MorlockP
Phrenology has long struck me as plausible. Might not genes that influence behaviors & aptitudes also influence skull shape?
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Replying to @MorlockP
@MorlockP@drethelin not really no. It's also pumping the natural bias we have against people we find unattractive.4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @bitemyapp
@bitemyapp@MorlockP that implies that our sense of who is and is not attractive is not indicative of anything really meaningful.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@MorlockP Meaningful? No. Evolutionarily irrelevant in a prehistoric context? Probably.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bitemyapp
@drethelin@MorlockP Consider carefully what the word, "meaningful", means and how phrenology was used.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bitemyapp
@drethelin@MorlockP also consider how people used to think the poor were actually genetically inferior to the rich2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@bitemyapp @drethelin but they ARE...at least on measures like IQ, health, height, etc. (on average, of course)
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