"I'd like to suggest that when it comes down to nature vs. nurture, the answer will always be Both,"
Of course, as you pointed out, it always seems to come down to how much nature and how much nurture. Plus, in the realm of the lighter social scientists, there have been some problems with this approach. Nature vs. nurture is associated with old claims that were just false. For instance, the claim that people with brown skin are inherently, by their nature, held subservient to the will of the white man, is no longer considered justified in any means. While psychologists and scientists treat these claims as outdated, some in the other discrimination-related fields consider any attempt to blame things on nature to be outright prejudice.
"Psychologists tend to be kind of anal about other people's research."
Be glad that your statistics are low. Physicists are pure evil when it comes down to that.
"As a note of interest, 80% of my classmates are female. The men huddle together in a large group around the water fountain, fearful for their own safety."
Obviously, your entire department is inhabited by misandrist elitist snobs, and it needs to be wiped out. You should only hire male professors from now on to increase the number of male role models, and should invest millions of dollars into promoting men entering the field of psychology.
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Date: 2005-10-30 03:40 pm (UTC)Of course, as you pointed out, it always seems to come down to how much nature and how much nurture. Plus, in the realm of the lighter social scientists, there have been some problems with this approach. Nature vs. nurture is associated with old claims that were just false. For instance, the claim that people with brown skin are inherently, by their nature, held subservient to the will of the white man, is no longer considered justified in any means. While psychologists and scientists treat these claims as outdated, some in the other discrimination-related fields consider any attempt to blame things on nature to be outright prejudice.
"Psychologists tend to be kind of anal about other people's research."
Be glad that your statistics are low. Physicists are pure evil when it comes down to that.
"As a note of interest, 80% of my classmates are female. The men huddle together in a large group around the water fountain, fearful for their own safety."
Obviously, your entire department is inhabited by misandrist elitist snobs, and it needs to be wiped out. You should only hire male professors from now on to increase the number of male role models, and should invest millions of dollars into promoting men entering the field of psychology.