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

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 September 2012 05:15:34AM 8 points [-]

Note that, on gender issues at least, it also pattern-matches very strongly to the "scientific racism" of the 19th and early 20th century.

No it bloody doesn't except on the Internet. Read "The Psychological Foundations of Culture" and quote me a paragraph that pattern-matches anything like that. And then perhaps you'll give me back your respect point, because in a flash of enlightenment you'll suddenly understand why I was puzzled by people having issues with EP.

Comment author: MugaSofer 19 December 2012 09:46:22PM -2 points [-]

Read "The Psychological Foundations of Culture" and quote me a paragraph that pattern-matches anything like that.

In fairness, that's about culture. Not gender.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 December 2012 12:27:23AM 2 points [-]

The paper could've been called "The Biological Foundations of Culture" and it would've been more accurate. Read it before saying that.

Comment author: MugaSofer 20 December 2012 08:14:01PM *  -1 points [-]

I've been rumbled :(

We're talking about this, right? If I really have misunderstood it, I guess this is a good time to get around to reading it.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 December 2012 09:51:37PM 2 points [-]

Nope. You're looking for the paper by Tooby and Cosmides.