@alien_ecologies Projection of one's own bewilderment onto one's intellectual superiors is a common phenomenon among post modernists.
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@alien_ecologies Everything in society is 'socially constructed' trivially, which doesn't mean it's not biologically constructed as well.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@i_contemplate_ True, society and biology are both mental constructs at bare minimum; concepts have a way in producing results.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@alien_ecologies What does the concept of 'mental construction' give us in terms of predictability?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_ Nothing, nothing at all, it's a facticity not a cause or effect.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@alien_ecologies Race as biological constructs do give us predictions but of the dire kind in many cases, but their facticity remains aswell1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_ Truth is always external to such 'mental constructions'; therefore unpredictability intervenes.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@alien_ecologies That unpredictability can be quantified in many domains and yield robust (enough) results. In many it cannot.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_ Science and mathematical abuse ensues in confusing the two.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@alien_ecologies Far worse abuse in semantic masturbation of the Lacanian type that yields only cushy academic positions.
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@i_contemplate_ Are you a Lacanian and Academic? I'm neither...0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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