Leading journal accused of abandoning science over ‘social justice agenda’

Atheism has lost favour with the racist New Right given Christianity being more of a proxy for whiteness in terms of immigration.

It may not seem like it but RD is being consistent….

I’m not surprised to see accusations of Islamophobia laid at the feet of Richard Dawkins, hasn’t he recently gone on some sort of crusade defending Christianity all of a sudden? A strange angle if true, considering the damage Christianity has done to women in the west far exceeds that of Islam, which as I understand it is relatively progressive on women’s rights for an Abrahamic based faith.

Lol, are you seriously suggesting that there aren't within the reproductive system multiple traits, with variable distributions? IE individuals may possess different combinations of chromosome type, gamete size, hormone level, morphology, and social roles, which do not always align in 'female- and male'-specific ways?

Of course RD correctly assumed gender criticals were either too stupid or too confronted to understand anything beyond oversimplifications & ran with it.
Gotta hand it to him, he knows a useful idiot when he sees one…

Howseitgoin · Today 21:40

Sex being bi/multi modal isn't in least scientifically controversial so no you don't in the way you think

Ah now. A piece of undefined, fact free philosophical wibbling is uncontroversial scientifically, especially on the grounds that it has no basis in science.

I’m not sure we ever had one. Oh wait, is it that thing we’ve been using to prop the door open? None of us knew what it was...

I think the FWR purity spiral function is broken. To Howse's eternal chagrin, the posters here don't perform that function correctly, even with the best mansplaining available to help them.

No, I think he really is that dim.

You don't get to exploit the mantle of feminism others built & then shit on it. That you & your hypocritical fellow travellers personally don't care isn't lost on rational people….

Quite honestly its irrelevant.

If any of someones beliefs impacted on their ability to carry out their actual work or research, then it would matter.

How many of us have benefited because some men have invented tools, medicine or even music that we like but are absolute shits.

The point of the article in the OP is about how supposed professionals have let their belief systems warp or corrupt their work.

I think we need a new catergory of posts. The bee in the bonnet threads. For all those who come on threads and whatever they are meant to be about constantly stopped actual discussion to go over and over their particular obsession.

I suspect even the sainted JKR could have accusations against her.

This isn't a forum about creating heros or heroines we follow unquestioningly.

It is about all the issues that impact on women and women's lives.

I am beginning to doubt it is possible to have a straight forward discussion, including differences of opinion, but enlarging or informing on the issue or topic of the OP of that thread.

Well I cant stop anyone, and even politely request, but get frustrated that in depth discussions or thread development dont happen because of whatabouterry.

I'm suggesting this rather than deliberate highjacking.

I remember, or maybe wrongly, that FWR could be really long, but raised issues and ideas from the starting point of the OP. Rather than, niggle, niggle.

Quite honestly its irrelevant.

If any of someones beliefs impacted on their ability to carry out their actual work or research, then it would matter.

How many of us have benefited because some men have invented tools, medicine or even music that we like but are absolute shits.

The point of the article in the OP is about how supposed professionals have let their belief systems warp or corrupt their work.

I think we need a new catergory of posts. The bee in the bonnet threads. For all those who come on threads and whatever they are meant to be about constantly stopped actual discussion to go over and over their particular obsession.

I suspect even the sainted JKR could have accusations against her.

This isn't a forum about creating heros or heroines we follow unquestioningly.

It is about all the issues that impact on women and women's lives.

I am beginning to doubt it is possible to have a straight forward discussion, including differences of opinion, but enlarging or informing on the issue or topic of the OP of that thread.

Well I cant stop anyone, and even politely request, but get frustrated that in depth discussions or thread development dont happen because of whatabouterry.

I'm suggesting this rather than deliberate highjacking.

I remember, or maybe wrongly, that FWR could be really long, but raised issues and ideas from the starting point of the OP. Rather than, niggle, niggle.

Sex being bi/multi modal isn't in least scientifically controversial so no you don't in the way you think

Are you drunk, Howse?

Relative to Christianity yes. Obviously secularism is preferable to anything but I’d rather live under an Islamic theocracy than a Christian one.

Relative to Christianity yes. Obviously secularism is preferable to anything but I’d rather live under an Islamic theocracy than a Christian one.

We actually have science (if not Nature) on our side, but I will respect the OP's request and stop responding to the distractions.

Firstly, what is a 'gender critical'? When did adjectives become nouns?

Secondly, I am not aware of anybody, let alone Gender Critical Radical Feminists, who regards RD as a defender of 'womens rights'. He is a defender of the scientific method.