Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
arthur_affect's profile
Arthur Chu
Arthur Chu
Arthur Chu
Verified account
@arthur_affect

Tweets

Arthur ChuVerified account

@arthur_affect

Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

Broadview Heights, Ohio
arthur-chu.com
Joined August 2009

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Noah Berlatsky‏Verified account @nberlat 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @TWLadyGrey and

      yes, evidence does not point to the contrary! my reading list is rusty, but again Leviathan and the Air Pump is a good source; Feyerabend's Against Method is a really fun classic that challenges a lot of common sense ideas about science.

      3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
    2. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @nberlat @arthur_affect and

      I think the other aspect here is a massive problem of mythos. Science as a mythos is a very specific cultural movement which is...well, bluntly, as ahistorical as any other cultural mythos. It's tied into the narrative of the Triumph of (Protestant) Rationalism over Superstition.

      1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
    3. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @loudpenitent @nberlat and

      Most ancient societies, and for that matter medieval ones, valued inquiry, discovery and education. These things were often *directly supported* by religious institutions. The narrative of Science Leading Us Out Of the Dark sells science as an alternative belief structure.

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    4. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @loudpenitent @nberlat and

      Mind, this whole narrative relies on an extremely cherry-picked set of historical icons and examples, because so many even of our scientific luminaries believed in things that were transparently non-scientific superstition as a direct result of their Ethos of Reason.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    5. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @loudpenitent @nberlat and

      Alchemy, cannibal medicine, phrenology, race science, eugenics - all reliant upon applying specific cultural values of "reason" to the messiness of empirical discovery and analysis, and getting to, in many cases, pretty horrible places in the pursuit of "escaping superstition."

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    6. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @loudpenitent @nberlat and

      Science, the process, is useful. But there's a big difference between trial-and-error, experimentation, logic, etc as intellectual technologies which have been practiced in various forms throughout history, and SCIENCE! the holy writ of Protestant Rationalism.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    7. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @loudpenitent @nberlat and

      And - especially in certain circles of modern New Atheism - SCIENCE! has been revealed for what it too often is, a triumphalist screed synonymous with their vision of European civilization.

      2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    8. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @loudpenitent @nberlat and

      I hate to fall back into my old Marxist ways but it seems pretty clear that science and tech follow in the wake of material economic circumstances and not vice versa The idea of one "brilliant invention" lifting a country out of poverty is a fairy tale

      2 replies 3 retweets 10 likes
    9. LadyGrey‏ @TWLadyGrey 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and

      ...but that’s what Noah is saying. He’s saying indoor plumbing is responsible for increasing life expectancy.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    10. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @TWLadyGrey @arthur_affect and

      Eh, I would argue that's *infrastructure*, not science. That said I would personally contest Arthur's POV a little here. New techniques and products DO often cause improvements in prosperity... IF not heavily restricted by the arms and mechanisms of ownership.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 9 Oct 2020
      Replying to @loudpenitent @TWLadyGrey and

      It's always a feedback loop - wealth drives progress which creates more wealth which drives more progress But I would argue the wealth is doing more of the pushing than the tech

      2:46 PM - 9 Oct 2020
      • 1 Like
      • Garlax, The Weasel King
      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        1. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 9 Oct 2020
          Replying to @arthur_affect @TWLadyGrey and

          Idunno. Certainly NOW, but I wouldn't say axiomatically.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2021 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info