<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 2:55 PM efc--- via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">X, Y chromosomes and biological sexes and evolution are facts or the<br>
currently best know explanation supported by science and experiment. Why<br>
wouldn't you mention it? It has nothing to do with culture.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Because some people have a cultural investment in that not being the explanation, science be damned.</div><div><br></div><div>For instance, some people see the concept of evolution as disproving (their) God's creation of humanity, thus justifying (their) God's absolute authority over humanity, thus justifying their authority over humanity as self-proclaimed representatives of (their) God. Thus, they believe their culture matters in this matter of science. Some such people have gained substantial political authority, to the point that they are making laws and determining which educational institutions are able to continue operating.</div></div></div>