Was it though? Just because he wasn't asked personally doesn't alone mean the data is bad. Like, even a representative sample is still only a SAMPLE.

You don’t know how statistics work. I’m sorry your education failed you.

Women in prison in the US undergo forced sterilization. They also get forced IUDs that many are too poor to ever remove. But prolifers dgaf.

Bernie is a man and so agism is less effective on him.

This is called derailing and it's a bad argument.

But... Even disciplines like psychology need rigorous proof before they recommend treatment. Without it anyone claiming to help you is wasting your time and money.

Abstinence is not effective birth control in a world where you can be raped. Your chances of being raped are higher than the chances an iud or hormonal birth control (taken correctly) can fail. Condemns suffer from the same problem.

You identified the logical flaw in your argument and.... Kept going?

So like... Are you suggesting that these people on food stamps would have been able to afford tens of thousands of dollars in hospital bills if they had just managed their money better by not buying an iPhone?

California routinely wins wine competitions in France...

The polls most certainly were not right, they were making predictions about the electoral college.

You’re backing up his claim that tech is a meritocracy when it’s not. He uses one piece of evidence that somewhat supports his pov but ignores the large body of evidence that proves him wrong. He's being irresponsible with data and you're defending him.

The average time served by a convicted rapist is six months

I asked a sociologist friend this exact thing once and she told me it had to do with mechanisms for gaining respect. They are generally two: aggression and sharing knowledge. The latter is highly valued in academic and professional circles, whereas the former is seen as a sign of weakness. In circles where knowledge…

That’s capitalism's problem. With a strong safety net we should be fine if that happens... The economy would still be producing enough to carry the people laid off, as the production is still happening. Automation and not needing to rely on human labor should ALWAYS improve human lives. If it doesn't, then your…

As a member of academia in a field that has an open and free website to upload article PDFs before,during, and/or after the peer review process (arxiv.org), I can attest to the fact that you can always spot a quack by a Gmail address.

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In some sense they are measuring the internet bias of IQ tests, which in a vacuum isn't bad social science. They're selective interpretation of the results is the problem.

Numerous studies have shown discrimination exists at every higher level. Ever heard of the leaky pipeline? Sorry, you can’t pass the buck down to elementary schools on this one. Also it doesn’t explain lack of women in tech at all.

I actually think most Christians in office are shoddy and incompetent Christians so...