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In reply to the discussion: Evolutionary Psychology and anti-intellectualism. [View all]caseymoz
(5,763 posts)13. Can't tell if that rant is real or parody.
I can't even tell who it's supposed to be answering. For someone adept at spotting specious arguments and cherry-picked data, maybe it's time to concentrate on coherency and clarity. Or maybe try to to say which argument is specious and how, or which data is cherry-picked? You've apparently gone through the entire academic field quite carefully.
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Because it's madness- sheer madness!- to suggest there may be evolutionary or biological drivers in
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2012
#1
Yeah. I know for a fucking FACT that alcoholism has a genetic and physiological component.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2012
#24
There's plenty of social science concepts which can't be effectively tested
Major Nikon
Oct 2012
#23
I think it's safe to agree that psychology, evolutionary or otherwise, is a soft science.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2012
#31
I think the analogies between psychology and environmental science are apt.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2012
#34
This is the stuff that makes people think it's okay to cover up or apologize for child abusers, huh?
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#37