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…“proof” … is rife with the selection and manipulation of facts to fit a desired conclusion…
I've been saying for years here that this is 'the scientific method'.
The sooner we accept that this is 'science', and begin by presuming that revealing one's own 'desired conclusion' (ie. one's ideological starting point) is the correct method, the better for science.
As I've said before, regarding this thread's content, start from 'peace-bands' and 'war-bands' (for example), and the 'proof' will flow.
This is how all science works, including physics.
The 'disinterested scientist' with a 'neutral method' to produce 'objective Truth' is itself a ruling class idea, a bourgeois myth.
Hello, alan.
Nurse, Nurse, he's out of bed again!!!!
Not sure why this was off-topic. The article i linked to did indeed question scientist's motivations in their analyses and studies of hunter-gatherer societies…that they had ideological reasons for their findings and we should be suspect of certain claims… If LBird wished to remind the thread of his previous assertions supporting his earlier observations i see nothing wrong with that.If he then went on with other posts to de-rail the thread then that is a different situation. To presume he would do because of past record is akin to giving a dog a bad name and pre-judging a contributor. …i'd rather wait til the person commits a crime before we chose to read someone's mind and read into intentions…As his comment was addressed to me , i noted it but was not prepared to enter debate about it because i was only providing some information for others. and not seeking an exchange since i am busy elsewhere on the forum
alanjjohnstone wrote:Not sure why this was off-topic. The article i linked to did indeed question scientist's motivations in their analyses and studies of hunter-gatherer societies…that they had ideological reasons for their findings and we should be suspect of certain claims… If LBird wished to remind the thread of his previous assertions supporting his earlier observations i see nothing wrong with that.If he then went on with other posts to de-rail the thread then that is a different situation. To presume he would do because of past record is akin to giving a dog a bad name and pre-judging a contributor. …i'd rather wait til the person commits a crime before we chose to read someone's mind and read into intentions…As his comment was addressed to me , i noted it but was not prepared to enter debate about it because i was only providing some information for others. and not seeking an exchange since i am busy elsewhere on the forumIt wasn't L Bird's comment that was removed, but rather my comment which quoted his comment.I posted "nurse, nurse he's out of bed again" which was removed. On reflection, perhaps it was fair to remove my comment, there was no malice intended, but it was slightly childish. (not to say I wasn't quite pleased and amused by what I'd written)
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