Or at least about what a bunch of us had to say on the topic at SkepchickCon/CONvergence. Then maybe you should watch the video to find out what we actually said:
Or even read the transcript. Though, if you only read the transcript, and you get hung up on one tiny piece of language, you might want to watch that bit of the video anyway to make sure it was captured correctly.
Then, and only then, might it make sense to argue with what we had to say.
Stephanie Zvan is one of the hosts for the Minnesota Atheists' radio show and podcast, Atheists Talk. She serves on the board of Secular Woman. She speaks on science and skepticism in a number of venues, including science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Stephanie has been called a science blogger and a sex blogger, but if it means she has to choose just one thing to be or blog about, she's decided she's never going to grow up. In addition to science and sex and the science of sex, you'll find quite a bit of politics here, some economics, a regular short fiction feature, and the occasional bit of concentrated weird.
Oh, and arguments. She sometimes indulges in those as well. But I'm sure everything will be just fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.
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7 thoughts on “So You Want to Argue About Evo Psych”
No way! Why bother listening? Correct protocol would be to have An Famous Authoriteh™ speak to a casual comment made by one of the panelists, and then Appeal to (said) Authority as evidence for your assertion that FtBullies are all anti-science and unskeptical and stuff.
Weird. I’ve been periodically checking in on these video posts, figuring that some Evo Psych defender would pop up pretty soon and throw out some arguments or post a link to an article. The flaws should be pretty apparent to anyone who knows the subject matter well.
I’ve been periodically checking in on these video posts, figuring that some Evo Psych defender would pop up pretty soon and throw out some arguments or post a link to an article. The flaws should be pretty apparent to anyone who knows the subject matter well.
No way! Why bother listening? Correct protocol would be to have An Famous Authoriteh™ speak to a casual comment made by one of the panelists, and then Appeal to (said) Authority as evidence for your assertion that FtBullies are all anti-science and unskeptical and stuff.
That’s what a real Skeptic would do. *nods*
Wow – I listened to the whole thing and had to sedate myself with some cheap red wine to stand up to all the stridency! Um…
Marcus #2:
I tried your method. still working out some problems —
Sedate: check.
Cheap Red Wine: check
Stand Up: Fail.
Stride: Fail.
pH
Read the transcript. Looks like the sort of thing that makes me really, really wish I was in a position to attend these conferences.
Weird. I’ve been periodically checking in on these video posts, figuring that some Evo Psych defender would pop up pretty soon and throw out some arguments or post a link to an article. The flaws should be pretty apparent to anyone who knows the subject matter well.
Instead, I’ve seen nothing but silence.
Huh.
The silence is deafening
Bueller?