kilobug comments on The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: kilobug 11 September 2012 03:20:58PM 6 points [-]

Making the world more sane requires understanding it. Knowing that there is a biological, evolutionary force behind rape allows to take more appropriate measures to actually fight rape. Blinding ourselves on the true cause of an evil will never allow us to defeat that evil.

Comment author: [deleted] 12 September 2012 02:48:03PM 0 points [-]

In the same vein, halting inquiry at the question that most fits biological-essentialist gender models will not cause you to reliably arrive at the truth either.