tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post3096330205228079303..comments2024-03-29T10:12:07.396-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: How you can explain everything by evolution (and be a jerk about it at the same time)Martin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-53714966008345410562009-04-30T08:04:00.000-04:002009-04-30T08:04:00.000-04:00"And I appreciate that some in the science communi...<I>"And I appreciate that some in the science community see everything in quantificational terms, but what does math have to do with this post?"</I>The antievolutionsts' reactions to Evolutionary Psychology mirror, in many ways, their reactions to other aspects of biology that involve quantitative genetics.<br /><br />(Of course, there is a similar antipathy towards chemistry woven into the Arthttp://aghunt.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-13903341498750817642009-04-30T07:05:00.000-04:002009-04-30T07:05:00.000-04:00> yet another example of the utter and complete...> yet another example of the utter and complete inability of conservatives and antievolutionists to grasp any mathematical concept that exceeds the numbers of digits on their hands and feet.<br /><br />"It's quite simple, you Creationist moron..."Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-18841765107539647892009-04-30T00:25:00.000-04:002009-04-30T00:25:00.000-04:00So you all have never seen this type of reasoning ...So you all have never seen this type of reasoning used in the popular media? Y'all must not be paying attention.<br /><br />And I appreciate that some in the science community see everything in quantificational terms, but what does math have to do with this post?Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-29181429572740707252009-04-29T23:52:00.000-04:002009-04-29T23:52:00.000-04:00Strawman? Perhaps, but I prefer to look at this a...Strawman? Perhaps, but I prefer to look at this as yet another example of the utter and complete inability of conservatives and antievolutionists to grasp any mathematical concept that exceeds the numbers of digits on their hands and feet.Arthttp://aghunt.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-6665906753145912672009-04-29T23:16:00.000-04:002009-04-29T23:16:00.000-04:00If I'm not mistaken, I think that's called a straw...If I'm not mistaken, I think that's called a strawman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com