Hjernevask (Brainwash) Commentary 1 of 3

[fullmaniacpanic]

the problem with the biological research is that there are a LOT of contradicting findings.

and science has a tendency to evolve and scientific theories become obsolete.

for example, science has done research in brain differences between sexes.

but not all brains fit 2 specific patterns: male or female.

there are gender neutral brains, but no one takes the time to study that.

[banzaib]

@fullmaniacpanic I doubt that there are many researchers who would seriously try to squeeze something as vastly complex as the human brain into '2 specific patterns.' Human behavior varies all over the map, but even so, there are significant and measurable patterns of behavior which differ between the sexes. If you are interested in these themes, please read 'The Blank Slate' by Steven Pinker. And while your at it, everything else he's written too. Thanks for the comment.

[piechjo]

@fullmaniacpanic We shouldn't see the contradicting findings as problematic, but rather as potentially important on the way to deeper understanding. An ideology such as constructionsim can explain things without admitting any contradiction, but ideological research is always paradoxical in its basic premises.

Scientific anguage is generalising - when it says 'women are this, men are that' etc. it always means *on average*. Data that doesn't fit the pattern are called outliers.

[piechjo]

@fullmaniacpanic Outliers in the data can be unsignificant, or they can be significant, but we haven't explored them yet. It's definitely something for science in the future, but first we need to understand the pattern.

[Gaulrung]

Many of those books are also on my shelf! Have you read "As Nature Made Him" by John Colapinto?

[banzaib]

@Gaulrung I have not read it, but I will have a look at it. Thanks.

[MrKennyBones]

You Norwegian? You speak incredibly good English! Everything is spot on! :)

[Cenyon]

Good commentary in a calm, clear delivery, something that's most definitely been lacking so far in this debate.

[VenusFriend]

I recomend Zeitgeist Addendum (not the first movie!)

If you don't like Zeitgeist The Movie you might want to look inn to Jacque Fresco talking about a Resource Based Society.

Or have a look on my Favorites.

I love the program Hjernevask :-)

[michaeldavidmcmillan]

Great stuff! Try keeping this up, you spoke very clear and it was a pleasure all the way to the end :-)

Episode 4 is by the way on the air tonight, let's hope it will be as interesting as the previous episodes ;-)

Have a nice day, and good job!

[banzaib]

Thanks a lot for the comment. Episode 4 was good, but didn't seem to cause as much controversy as the others did. Since the next show is about sex, maybe things will heat up a bit again.

[nitramrot]

Very good first video on the youtube. Congrats.

And I totally agree with your thoughts

BR

The Biologist

[banzaib]

Thanks, if I make another one I'll make it shorter. But this subject is a hard one to condense. Thanks again for the comment.