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Forum: The Lounge 08-18-2017, 02:54 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I went back and read both your posts and I think...

I went back and read both your posts and I think you're both making more or less the same point. I can't see where Deej ever said that black people are genetically predisposed to racism or whatever...
Forum: The Lounge 08-16-2017, 06:28 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
You don't get to pick between "middle class and...

You don't get to pick between "middle class and black" and "white and poor", though. Odds are overwhelmingly that if you're black, you're also poor. That's the way history and sociopolitical...
Forum: The Lounge 08-15-2017, 11:44 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
No.

No.
Forum: The Lounge 08-15-2017, 11:40 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I'm too tired to respond to you but let it be...

I'm too tired to respond to you but let it be known that I recoiled in horror at your post.
Forum: The Lounge 08-15-2017, 12:20 AM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
How racism is defined academically differs from...

How racism is defined academically differs from field to field and from professor to professor. I was confused by the idea that "you can't be racist towards white people" until I probed deep enough...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 07:21 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Actually the job of the dictionary is to capture...

Actually the job of the dictionary is to capture the way language is being used, not to dictate it.
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 03:23 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
This is true of so many kinds of prejudice. We...

This is true of so many kinds of prejudice. We have ideas about groups of people that are invalid at the individual level--exposure to individuals helps us break down stereotypes and...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 03:18 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
These are all worthy questions, but I think it's...

These are all worthy questions, but I think it's important to add that in many situations, it's not just the behaviour of their biological sex that trans people don't identify with, but their own...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 03:13 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
If I'm being honest, I don't think that...

If I'm being honest, I don't think that description represents a vast majority of the already-tiny number of people who experience this phenomenon. If they're in your life long enough for it to...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 02:58 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
If they don't complete a transition, then we've...

If they don't complete a transition, then we've arrived at this between-states thing we've been discussing, where it's easiest and most appropriate to call them what they want to be called.

As...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 02:42 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
The transitional process inherently has different...

The transitional process inherently has different stages within it, though, starting with the decision to transition, moving through behavioural and social changes, on toward physical changes. We're...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 02:35 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I no longer understand what we are discussing....

I no longer understand what we are discussing. Were you not denying that the transitional stage and resultant crossover existed?
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 02:27 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
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Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 02:25 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I don't want to get too involved in this because...

I don't want to get too involved in this because there's a lot to unpack, but are you just saying that you don't accept that there's an in-between state? I mean, if you accept the fact that people do...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 02:11 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I'm no longer going to talk to you.

I'm no longer going to talk to you.
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 02:08 PM
Replies: 1,284
Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Don't be an idiot. You understand the basics of...

Don't be an idiot. You understand the basics of evolution and genetics.

Did you know that hyenas share more of their genetic code in common with domestic cats than domestic dogs? And humans have...
Forum: The Lounge 08-13-2017, 01:51 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Everything is on a spectrum. The world doesn't...

Everything is on a spectrum. The world doesn't fit into neat little boxes however hard you try to put it there. In fact, accepting that everything is a continuum is actually the least-complex way of...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 07:04 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
My point is that you can't back up your claims...

My point is that you can't back up your claims with the source you cited. My point is that seeing as the jury is out on whether or not hitting kids is explicitly harmful, maybe don't hit kids. I...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 06:50 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Time for my PSA about source citing (this is for...

Time for my PSA about source citing (this is for the patronizing benefit of everyone, not to single you out): The number of times news articles misinterpret the findings of a scientific study is...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 06:31 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I went to click the link to read the study...

I went to click the link to read the study in-full only to find that it's not even a study. It's an article on a parenting website.

The article also refers to research suggesting that spanking is...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 06:11 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Okay, well even without reading the article in...

Okay, well even without reading the article in full, the section you quoted stated that striking a child works as well as alternative methods. Not better than.

So see point (B) I have been making:...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 05:49 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
A correlation is simply an association. That...

A correlation is simply an association. That association can be strong or weak. The ability of a scientific experiment to uncover strong or weak associations naturally differs depending on the nature...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 05:08 PM
Replies: 1,284
Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Well, first of all, I never claimed that spanking...

Well, first of all, I never claimed that spanking turns kids into psychopaths. I know the research isn't conclusive regarding whether spanking ruins kids. My point has only ever been that (A)...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 05:00 PM
Replies: 1,284
Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I mean, you're basically pitting your science...

I mean, you're basically pitting your science against mine, and I've been studying the field of psychology (including child development) for half a decade soooo.

If you've got research to link me...
Forum: The Lounge 08-12-2017, 04:57 PM
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Views: 55,098
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Meta-analyses are the greatest tool we have to...

Meta-analyses are the greatest tool we have to determine scientific fact and how a sea of findings converge to reveal a greater picture.

A case study is a snapshot of a person. A study is a...
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