[ExI] India and the periodic table

[Adrian Tymes]

On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 2:55 PM efc--- via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> X, Y chromosomes and biological sexes and evolution are facts or the
> currently best know explanation supported by science and experiment. Why
> wouldn't you mention it? It has nothing to do with culture.
>

Because some people have a cultural investment in that not being the
explanation, science be damned.

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.
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