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rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:gimmesometruth27 said:ecdanc said:HughFreakingDillon said:ecdanc said:HughFreakingDillon said:ecdanc said:gimmesometruth27 said:science is not a social construct. science is testable and provable truths. all knowledge is based on science and the scientific method.
Are you suggesting there was no knowledge before the scientific method?
And how do you establish these tests and proofs?
it was "oooh oooh OOOH".
Perhaps we're beginning to see why Simon Young, (potentially fake) PhD compared science to religion.
Edit - if that were the case, then when the construct changes, the science would have to change. Yet that's not the case.
I didn't say it was a product of the social construct, I said it is a social construct. If I wanted to be more precise, I'd say it's a "discourse," but I'm using that word in a highly specific way, so I've tried to avoid it for clarity.
And, umm...science has changed a shit ton, so....yeah.
Now you answer. Could trans rights affect the first law of thermodynamics? Will that law no longer be true if trans athletes get to compete against cis woman? Let's bring it all back to the beginning here.
I grew tired of philosophy in my teens, it's a big circle-jerk that leads nowhere. It can be a ton of fun to run in circles, but that gets old. Ontology and epistemology are the most classic examples of intellectualism put to no use at all.
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ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:HughFreakingDillon said:ecdanc said:gimmesometruth27 said:science is not a social construct. science is testable and provable truths. all knowledge is based on science and the scientific method.
Are you suggesting there was no knowledge before the scientific method?
And how do you establish these tests and proofs?
it was "oooh oooh OOOH".
What I'm about to say is tongue-in-cheek, but there's a real point in here, as well: are you really comfortable defending science as the definitive source of knowledge if it's something a baby can do?
I know a few naturalists and a population geneticist and they would laugh at what you are saying and tell you to drink a beer, burn one, put down the philosophy books and get your hands dirty lol
I'm a pretty good cook, I still use recipes from top chefs. I used to do my own taxes, I never thought of myself as an economist. I am pretty insightful with the emotions of my friends and family, I don't claim to be a psychiatrist.
Maybe I am out of my depth here, but shouldn't different societies have completely different approaches to scientific research if it's a social construct?
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When a person is isolated from societal influence, do you suggest they will form a system of learning about reality that is different than observation, hypothesis, and experiment? I'd love to know what other method is possible, I can't even think of one.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0
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@rgambs. was it getting cold in the woods?
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rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:HughFreakingDillon said:ecdanc said:gimmesometruth27 said:science is not a social construct. science is testable and provable truths. all knowledge is based on science and the scientific method.
Are you suggesting there was no knowledge before the scientific method?
And how do you establish these tests and proofs?
it was "oooh oooh OOOH".
What I'm about to say is tongue-in-cheek, but there's a real point in here, as well: are you really comfortable defending science as the definitive source of knowledge if it's something a baby can do?
I know a few naturalists and a population geneticist and they would laugh at what you are saying and tell you to drink a beer, burn one, put down the philosophy books and get your hands dirty lol
I'm a pretty good cook, I still use recipes from top chefs. I used to do my own taxes, I never thought of myself as an economist. I am pretty insightful with the emotions of my friends and family, I don't claim to be a psychiatrist.
Maybe I am out of my depth here, but shouldn't different societies have completely different approaches to scientific research if it's a social construct?
You don't even have to look at different societies; look at a single society's history.
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rgambs said:When a person is isolated from societal influence, do you suggest they will form a system of learning about reality that is different than observation, hypothesis, and experiment? I'd love to know what other method is possible, I can't even think of one.0
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I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.0 -
rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?0 -
mrussel1 said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?0 -
ecdanc said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.
Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.0 -
ecdanc said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.
I'd like to know how, as an example, humans came to learn the medicinal effects of plants that are dangerous with another system. Even the most basic form of trial and error is a scientific endeavor that is not a social construct.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?0 -
mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?0 -
rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.
I'd like to know how, as an example, humans came to learn the medicinal effects of plants that are dangerous with another system. Even the most basic form of trial and error is a scientific endeavor that is not a social construct.0 -
ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.
I'd like to know how, as an example, humans came to learn the medicinal effects of plants that are dangerous with another system. Even the most basic form of trial and error is a scientific endeavor that is not a social construct.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.
I'd like to know how, as an example, humans came to learn the medicinal effects of plants that are dangerous with another system. Even the most basic form of trial and error is a scientific endeavor that is not a social construct.0 -
ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:ecdanc said:rgambs said:I disagree, please elaborate. The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same. The rates of progress and current conclusions are variably influenced by society, but that's a different topic, in my mind.
What other methods of understanding and manipulating the natural world exist? Obviously spontaneous "luck" breakthroughs will always occur sometimes, but what else?
And this part "The methods used to understand and manipulate physical reality are always the same" is just objectively false. They have evolved over time.
I'd like to know how, as an example, humans came to learn the medicinal effects of plants that are dangerous with another system. Even the most basic form of trial and error is a scientific endeavor that is not a social construct.
I know your comment about being a scientist was tongue-in-cheek, but it wasn't far off. Two of my dearest friends are lepidopterists who make a living hiking the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin around Tahoe butterfly hunting for University. Yes, I am very jealous.
They consider me an equal, though I hold no degree and have no grants. I am just a farmer. The truth is that I am constantly making observations, hypothesizing, and experimenting. He's a PhD, so good enough for him is good enough for me.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0
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