.@sapinker Brutal savage myth strikes again. ‘Facts’ massaged to ‘prove’ how wonderfully peaceful modern states are. Politics, not science.
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@sapinker It's probably the first time he's right about something. GG&S was a mountain of rubbish. -
@skepteaser that is laughable.
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@BirdTerrifier@sapinker Laughable for him to present an overarching narrative, poorly evidenced, seeking to overwrite entire fields. -
@skepteaser us I remember my anthropology profs being sore about it but it was anything but poorly evidenced.
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@BirdTerrifier@sapinker Sorry, I disagree. Such ambitious goals require far more. Also, much of the evidence outdated or plain wrong. -
@skepteaser sorry I was so rude. I'd seriously like to know what evidence was correct. Most of it jived with what I knew from archaeology.
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@BirdTerrifier I didn't perceive it as rude at all, no worries. You may want to read Blaut's seminal essay. http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/Blaut/diamond.htm …
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@sapinker ...good science applies it all, not just the stats. it's what makes it more reliable & factual. It all has to have context in itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker what you have forgotten is that science is not SOLELY to do with stats - there are situational&contextual factors also...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Debate will evaporate due to anachronisms. Today, you CAN have wired hunter-gatherers. Perhaps reducing violence. Leapfrog.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Noble savage myth-Jared Diamond has data on his side; Surv. Int confuses human rights with factual claimshttp://bit.ly/11ia9LPThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker If anyone's warfaring it's the west, there's lots of data. >Jared Diamond should look closer to home before casting aspersions...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker I bet actual tribal societies would have a good laugh at the stupid arguments the rest of us have.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker & why r deaths in Hiroshima calculated as percentage of all people called 'Japanese'. Claim it's 'data v human rights' is nonsenseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Some of his data is very similar to yours - and long discredited. Big red flag if you're still favourably citing Chagnon!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Those who say indigenous society is a failure conveniently ignore their own failings. We have not scaled up either & we fight.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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