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History of Feminism

Shivering Jemmy

(900 posts)

10. No argument with you

Reply to boston bean (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 11:17 AM

Apr 2014

Evo psych isn't really about gender roles. I would argue it's about investigating the role evolution has had on all aspects of human psychology. For example humans have a real problem with pattern recognition. We see patterns everywhere. Even when none are there. Why? Because its better to be safe than sorry...maybe thunder isn't an angry god, but saying a prayer to Thor doesn't actually hurt you evolutionarily speaking. But is believing in Thor really good for us in 2014? I'd argue no. Evo psych tells us that the human brain has built in superstitious tendencies. Critical moral thinking tells us we should resist those tendencies.

Likewise gender roles. I suppose it is possible that they might have some marginal genetic component...but if so its certainly something in 2014 we should fight against.

I think that gender roles are primarily a question of ethics. Thinking that science has anything to say about ethics is a category error.

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Is Evo Psych the misogynistic new religion? [View all] boston bean Apr 2014 OP

YES... yes i tell you. yes yes yes. and it has become so clear over the last 5 yrs. seabeyond Apr 2014 #1

oh. and btw... a lot of the men on the right like to use it. man thing. not just for the left. seabeyond Apr 2014 #2

maybe I should remove "liberal" boston bean Apr 2014 #3

Not necessarily Shivering Jemmy Apr 2014 #4

I think anything that makes the case for defined gender roles boston bean Apr 2014 #5

the real problem. they take the conditioned who we are today and try to prove it with guessing seabeyond Apr 2014 #6

another problem. huge in my book. they attribute our behavior to beginning of time guesses instead seabeyond Apr 2014 #7

that is why it is a BS pseudoscience. Nature vs. Nuture is legitmate. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #8

It is sick CFLDem Apr 2014 #9

Is this some sort of schtick? boston bean Apr 2014 #11

My only condescension is towards the patriarchy. n/t CFLDem Apr 2014 #12

women should hold on to her femininity at all cost and wear frilly summer dresses to work, seabeyond Apr 2014 #14

Women can wear whatever the heck they want to work CFLDem Apr 2014 #15

Interesting allegation. LanternWaste Apr 2014 #16

I'm not buying it. This is too much of a contradiction to your prior posting history. boston bean Apr 2014 #17

Listen I'm not here to argue. CFLDem Apr 2014 #18

I have gotten emails concerning your participation here. boston bean Apr 2014 #20

Thanks for your understanding boston! CFLDem Apr 2014 #22

i am thinking.... mocking. nt seabeyond Apr 2014 #19

I do not for one moment believe said poster has had an epiphany or a revelation. LanternWaste Apr 2014 #21

yup. i made my feelings clear in a post that i edited. i felt a slight chance there might seabeyond Apr 2014 #13

No argument with you Shivering Jemmy Apr 2014 #10

Ahem ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #23

lap dancers get better tips when they are ovulating??? boston bean Apr 2014 #24

i am having a blast reading replies. this i think is my favorite. i want it. seabeyond Apr 2014 #25

It's made itself ridiculous because it's focuses so much on gender and sex ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #26

prior to my computer crashing, i had three different academic articles from scientists themselves seabeyond Apr 2014 #27