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The ‘Hurtful’ Idea of Scientific Merit

10 pointsby meanyabout 2 years ago

2 comments

lisasaysabout 2 years ago
<i>We see it when scientific truths —- say, the binary nature of sex -- are either denied or distorted because they’re politically repugnant.</i><p>To blithely state that something is a &quot;truth&quot;, when it is in fact hotly debated (and there are very credible arguments against this &quot;truth&quot;) -- is rather unscientific.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;sex-redefined-the-idea-of-2-sexes-is-overly-simplistic1&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;sex-redefined-the...</a>
gatonegroabout 2 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;9T3wA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;9T3wA</a>