I think in this particular thread the argument got foisted onto preechr though, notwithstanding his outrageous statements in previous threads.
But ya, I guess if your view is about evolution as a sociological construct, (omg that sounds so wretched I could barely type it) then I guess what I'd like to hear is why you think that. This stuff about how the pursuit of power is interwoven with the pursuit of truth doesn't actually sound entirely crazy to me, one can see how ideologies of history such as marx's used 'evolutionary' ideas to describe how human beings could obtain power over their own nature and the rest of nature by 'becoming' something other than human beings, and such. (it's all gnosticism
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Alright, maybe that Marx example won't make a lot of sense to most people, hopefully I'm making a bit of sense to you though, preechr. In any case, such a system as Marx's isn't exactly like biological evolution, and since you've already said you can accept evolution within a species, I suppose such 'evolutionary' systems aren't a problem for you as such. Alright, so I'm done trying to guess at why you think evolution is a social construct, but I'm interested in hearing about it, if you'd be willing to discuss this aspect of your views further. Not a bunch of jazz about skepticism and the theroy of evolution as such, but rather the reasons you think evolution is a social construct, what social forces are constructing it, for what sociological reasons and so on. Because frankly, I'm rather mystified about why you think it's a social construct.
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