Ohhh, cultural relativism. I tend to be all "that's their culture," but usually only when people know nothing about a certain culture that is actually not as bad as they assume.
That sounds distressing. Sorry. :( I haven't actually gotten into those arguments, yet, mostly because I haven't taken classes where the cultures were particularly...violent, I guess? Most of what we've studied hasn't been controversial. Then again, I am only a sophomore.
The anti-science makes me sad. If my brain worked differently, I would be all over that. What worries me, though, is that this is really showing how people within the field don't even know where they stand with each other. And what this will lead to for those of us still in school. I mean, I would be totally fine not taking another physical class that is more primatology than humanity, but still.
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Date: 2010-12-07 11:42 pm (UTC)That sounds distressing. Sorry. :( I haven't actually gotten into those arguments, yet, mostly because I haven't taken classes where the cultures were particularly...violent, I guess? Most of what we've studied hasn't been controversial. Then again, I am only a sophomore.
The anti-science makes me sad. If my brain worked differently, I would be all over that. What worries me, though, is that this is really showing how people within the field don't even know where they stand with each other. And what this will lead to for those of us still in school. I mean, I would be totally fine not taking another physical class that is more primatology than humanity, but still.