Comments on: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths.

By: Bengt Larsson

Bengt Larsson — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:44:17 +0000

Along with other commenters, I wasn't too impressed, either. You shouldn't present science as "truths".

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:31:37 +0000

This is psuedo-science at its worst. Totally unsupported assertions contradicting each other in several places. Link to a good refutation:
http://echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com/
Scroll down a bit, it's a four part series.

By: David

David — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:21:34 +0000

Well it wasn't meant to be an academic argument anyway; calling the argument unsupported (surely you mean undocumented) is a little out of place. It was meant for entertainment, and clearly serves as a starting point for discussion. Even without citations, the logical progression never called for serious leaps. But I agree that without citations of evidence, the whole thing is a leap of faith.

If anything can be taken from this article, it is that males and females have profound effects on each other that we are still struggling to understand.

And surveys about hair...the hair and hip-waist ratio are non-conscious selective behaviors. A survey asks for a conscious response.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:14:47 +0000

How in the heck can one be expected to believe anything from an industry that fights itself in court and can't cure the common depression?

Nice laugh though.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:38:49 +0000

I find most annoying the way these findings are presented as fact. They aren't. They are speculation based on dubious research. I am a Ph.D. as well, and believe me, that title does not always constitute authority in a field.

In any case, I can attest in my own experience that several of those facts are parlously mistaken.

By: meg

meg — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:01:51 +0000

Ph.D. just means you spent a lot of time in school and can make a convincing argument about a long dissertation in front of a board. It doesn't make them right.

While some of the article I found very interesting, some of it is utter bull...the majority of males may prefer a low waist-to-hip ratio, which is understandable, but when surveyed they didn't prefer blonde hair...most preferred darker hair.

but hey, i'm sure if i brought that up with the authors they'd just accuse me of trying to be politically correct.

By: David

David — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:36:00 +0000

And Ph.D.s....

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:56:31 +0000

Note that both authors: Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa are MALES.

By: artschild

artschild — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:49:38 +0000

hear hear

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:43:55 +0000

Bad Cat! is right.

By: Bad Cat!

Bad Cat! — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:08:11 +0000

Interesting article - too bad most of it is crap...

By: bob

bob — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:47:10 +0000

kudos, lydia. i thought the very same.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:13:47 +0000

Unfortunately, while some of these arguments are well-founded, they are undermined by the brainless assumptions piled on top of them and supported by virtually no evidence.