Great comment. Thanks for the perspective

I'm a feminist to the extent that the feminist ideology does not conflict with scientific epistemology. Science has succeeded specifically because it accommodates the input of all people regardless of gender. I'm more than a set of ears, and I think my capacity for imagination and empathy allows me to contribute…

Well, I haven't resorted to name-calling. I'm also not specifically advocating for "evopsych" or "men's rights". I'm just trying to demonstrate what it looks like to attempt to understand human behavior in light of the most relevant scientifically-validated theories that I'm aware of.

Which argument? Mine or Henne's?

And yet, no overweight or unattractive women were cast in the video. The scorn heaped on unattractive women by powerful attractive women and their lackeys is the real issue here, not the conventions of movie making. Unchecked female-female competition is a problem influenced by men, for sure, but I find it morally…

You keep using "listen" as if that word means "end up agreeing with".

Sorry, but advocating violence to deal with people already living in your country makes you part of the problem. Self-defense is one thing, but once your perimeter has been breached, finding a nonviolent solution is the cost of having lost the contest. I'm so fucking tired of left-wing intellectuals limiting…

There is so much going on between the lines in the sections about Aerys' and Tywin's relationship. **Potential Spoilers** I got the impression that Tywin and Aerys had some sort of fucked up, lifelong co-dependent relationship thing going on, and that Aerys' "madness" was a rational response to Tywin's…

Thanks for pedanting for me.

I spent two summers on an archaeology project in Hatay a few years ago when I was in grad school. The first year, me and some of the other students toured around on our way back to Istanbul.

Thanks for all the info. I've been seeing those Skepchick women show up in a lot of different places recently, and call me a misogynist if you must, but they strike me as being extremely toxic.

Really? Got any preferred links to someone explaining their position on "creepy"? Of course, I know how Google works, but why not ask the person who I learned about this from?

I think you're overestimating the rigor of academic studies. Given how many of King's stories revolve around supernatural explanations trumping rational explanations, I don't think it's in his interest to turn to scientific epistemology to justify his opinion. So the most he can do is point out that he can't…

Yeah, this sentence from the review really jumped out at me: "The Birth Of The Pill goes into the after-effects of the
invention only briefly, in an epilogue, but it doesn’t need bold
statements to draw the obvious line between sexual freedom and the dawn
of the 1960s in America."

I wouldn't see much point in trying to seriously engage in a discussion with someone who thought I had no soul. Just saying that a video of males dressed up in costumes similar to the explicitly unredeemable orcs in the LotR movies doesn't send the message that you're putting in a good faith effort to communicate…

Charlie Kauffman is a genius, but you guys are aware of the Flynn effect, right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

While I agree with your position, Max, your argument would be much more convincing if you could make it in terms of our increasing scientific understanding of how morality is processed in our brains rather than only referring to the work of someone who died millenia ago.

I swear that the following post is sincere and not intended as a troll attempt. It is only recently that I realized my frustration with this new batch of AV Club writers might not be their fault, but the fault of my ex-colleagues in academia. I recommend breathing deeply as you proceed.

For the love of God, can we please start moving beyond the idea that merely discussing a topic is worthy of a pat on the back? Can we start thinking up ways to empirically assess the validity of competing points of view? How about developing a more precise way to talk about the variation in the interpretations of…

This is an incredibly fascinating account, and I really appreciate your honesty describing your experience.