Culture & Perception

ariel · 22nd August 2018, 09:52 AM

David,
Please re-read Alan’s reference:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2...ection=science

It is quite short and you will easily find each and every word you refer to.

It speaks of societies defined as Western and non-Western and describes their prevailing way of thinking, clearly separating between the two.

Any interested reader, having read the article, will likely think about its implications. I have described the most malignant one. Hope you were able to figure out my personal attitude toward it.

There are plenty of people around who would be only glad to validate their biased attitudes by this “scientific research”.

Each and every society is composed of a multitude of individuals with various life stories. The “societal” and consequently “ethnic” or “racial” approach might have been valid in a pre-industrial era, when people born in a particular village were dying there as well, without any benefit of exposure to proper education, foreign cultures etc. Painting “ culture”, “society” , “ Western vs. non-Western” in the 21-st century as immutable definitions using a test of fish aquarium and presenting it as “neuroscience” would be laughable had it not been David Dukes around.

22nd August 2018, 09:52 AM	#8
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	David, Please re-read Alan’s reference: http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2...ection=science It is quite short and you will easily find each and every word you refer to. It speaks of societies defined as Western and non-Western and describes their prevailing way of thinking, clearly separating between the two. Any interested reader, having read the article, will likely think about its implications. I have described the most malignant one. Hope you were able to figure out my personal attitude toward it. There are plenty of people around who would be only glad to validate their biased attitudes by this “scientific research”. Each and every society is composed of a multitude of individuals with various life stories. The “societal” and consequently “ethnic” or “racial” approach might have been valid in a pre-industrial era, when people born in a particular village were dying there as well, without any benefit of exposure to proper education, foreign cultures etc. Painting “ culture”, “society” , “ Western vs. non-Western” in the 21-st century as immutable definitions using a test of fish aquarium and presenting it as “neuroscience” would be laughable had it not been David Dukes around.