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Originally Posted by adysav
As far as I know the university doesn't pass people who's argument is based on anecdotal evidence. The studies are there, I just don't know his sources as I didn't write the thing. It's hardly just a case of "he said this so it's right". We could both sit here and discredit each others sources based on our own personal opinion, but it doesn't get us to a reasonable conclusion.
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As far as i know, unless i see a name and an article from a reputable source, i don't know your friend from jayson blair.
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Originally Posted by adysav
Surely you can agree with me that men and women have a different fundamental physiological make-up.
I know I'm crap at citing my sources, but I read an article in a science magazine about work done in India regarding intelligence. Something similar here. Basically the findings were that intelligence is linked to genetics. What this is saying is that your psychological make-up is strongly influenced by your physical make-up.
It isn't an unreasonable suggestion that men and women are therefore psychologically different. These points are covered in the following articles (the 2nd one is particularly interesting).
Men, Women More Different Than Thought
Understanding The Difference Between Men And Women: |
So now we've gone from "Men are less capable of raising children." to "Men and women are physically and psychologically different." Ooooooooooookay, i know that men and women are in a general sense, different. Women have the boobies and men have the peepees. I know that, in general, they have psychological differences too. That is nothing new. However, you're not doing much to support your assertion that men are less capable of raising children. We know men and women are often different, but we don't know the cause (how much is nature and how much is nurture) or the extent to which people are bound by their genitalia. An article on the differences between men and women medically and an article on the differences between men and women mentally don't mean anything in the context of your position. Find me an article that says point blank that women are conclusively better at raising children than men to such an extent that allowing a child to be raised in a household without women poses a real and significant danger to that child's future well being. Without that, your position on gay marriage means nothing.
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Originally Posted by adysav
edit: you poor, poor people... I'm away for the rest of the week  |
oh yeah,
