Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread Pieter Steenekamp
It may be difficult to quantify evolutionary psychology, but that does not mean it is pseudoscience. Like string theory that's also difficult to quantify, the scientific method is also applicable to evolutionary psychology. I support the view as expressed in https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Evolution

Re: [FRIAM] Oh, Gawd!

2018-02-14 Thread Mark Suazo
Bust luck I've had was to find things in the internet archive/wayback and copy/paste into a new html doc... but there are better solutions. oh - and in regards to " I have always felt that Santa Fe ought to be a University town" it could have been one. When NM was still a territory, Santa Fe, as

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread uǝlƃ ☣
On 02/14/2018 08:20 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > It may be difficult to quantify evolutionary psychology, but that does not > mean it is pseudoscience. Like string theory that's also difficult to > quantify, the scientific method is also applicable to evolutionary psychology. But is it really

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread Nick Thompson
Dear Glen and Peter, I started out my career calling myself an Ethologist and studying communication in monkeys and then crows. I ended my career as an Evolutionary Psychologist studying human infant’s cries. So I feel some obligation to stand up to your critique, while acknowledging that

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread uǝlƃ ☣
Having skimmed your paper, I think the wikipedia quote is adequate and more appropriate simply because it's shorter: From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_evolutionary_psychology#Testability > Leda Cosmides argued in an interview: > > "Those who have a professional knowledge of e

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread Prof David West
Until this week I was blissfully unaware of Jordan Petersen. Two hours of YouTube research later my beta male mellow has been well and truly harshed. Be that as it may, the area of "evolutionary psychology" is interesting and I would like to respond to Nick's request to discuss it further. I apolog

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread Frank Wimberly
This is not particularly relevant to Dave's essay but was stimulated by his questions about physical attraction between genders. I was puzzled while watching the Golden Globes (for a few minutes) by the apparent conflict between the themes of "Me Too" and "Time's Up"(?) and the very provocative di

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread uǝlƃ ☣
Your questions seem to assume that the only reason to expose one's body is to be desired. I know that *I* don't wear shorts in the summer so that I'll be desired by the women (or men) in my neighborhood. 8^) One reason I try to expose my arms even when I'm cold is in order to increase my cold

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread Frank Wimberly
I think you're saying that your motivation for exposing skin is different from that of the women on the Golden Globes program, which seems correct to me. Frank -Original Message- From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of u?l? ? Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 4:46 P

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread Marcus Daniels
Frank writes: < I was puzzled while watching the Golden Globes (for a few minutes) by the apparent conflict between the themes of "Me Too" and "Time's Up"(?) and the very provocative display of women's bodies. > “I’ll stop using my sex appeal as a weapon when you stop using your hands as a wea

Re: [FRIAM] the pseudoscience of evolutionary psychology?

2018-02-14 Thread Pieter Steenekamp
Nick, I'd love to hear from you about evolutionary psychology and are prepared to wait patiently until you have time to respond properly. Pieter On 14 February 2018 at 20:48, Nick Thompson wrote: > Dear Glen and Peter, > > > > I started out my career calling myself an Ethologist and studying >