No - you aren't stating facts about Joe. You are stating statistics about people with XY chromosomes. See my example re: Yao Ming. You are infering facts about his behavior from his chromosome type while you are disregarding his ACTUAL right-in-front-of-you behavior. Almost as if you believe science more than your own eyes.henry quirk wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:18 am No, I'm stating facts about Joe's behavior as it extends out of his base biology.
You are insisting that there is a particular way in which Joe OUGHT TO behave. Because his XY chromosomes. Ironic - given the other thread
Well, you aren't. Because his behavior and psyche if a product of MANY different variables. Some of it is his XY chromozomes. But he has a bunch of other chromosomes too which also have significant impact!henry quirk wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:18 am Just the opposite: I'm going from the particular (xy) to the general (his behavior, his psyche).
Human behavior is subject to multi-variate causality.
No. What you are doing now IS a disorder in thinking It is called a hasty generalization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faulty_generalizationhenry quirk wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:18 am "so if Joe is waving his wrist. Wearing a skirt, has a pair of tits greater than my girlfriend's - NOTHING about Joe's behavior is typical to that of a man!"
Indicating a disorder of his thinking, or a genetic aberration (not a benign 'life choice').
And that's evidence for inability to introspect and self-correct. We ought to label such behavior a 'mental disorder' too I think? Then we can force people who think like you to get help
Because intelligent people, typically, don't behave or think like that.But we won't do that because free will includes the willingness to remain ignorant