tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post3308633082717059381..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Sex Differences and the Massacre at Virginia TechLarry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-31054327963487566182007-05-05T14:20:00.000+01:002007-05-05T14:20:00.000+01:00No, he's arguing that gender differences can't be ...No, he's arguing that gender differences can't be eliminated through social conditioning. On the other hand, as he points out, marriage decreases a man's propensity to go Columbine. So clearly social conditioning can do some things but not others. (Which is true of most interventions if you think about it.) Human nature is plastic but not infinitely so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-33754379565540708482007-04-17T16:44:00.000+01:002007-04-17T16:44:00.000+01:00"To assume that all sex differences in behavior ar..."To assume that all sex differences in behavior are culturally constructed, and therefore that we could eliminate such differences through gender-neutral social conditioning, is a utopian conception contrary to the realistic view of human nature supported by Darwinian science."<BR/><BR/>I wasn't sure how you arrived at this conclusion. The fact that statistically white young unmarried males are more likely to commit such crimes doesn't mean that social means can't be used to counteract that, no? If anything, you suggest that they can, via marriage.<BR/><BR/>-- garthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-15938122686216548962007-04-16T22:09:00.000+01:002007-04-16T22:09:00.000+01:00I would add another thing: mass shooters of innoce...I would add another thing: mass shooters of innocents are not only invariably young men, but almost always white. There are exceptions of course, such as the Beltway snipers, but it's painfully obvious. But our reigning orthodoxy states that we must ignore race when discussing trends in criminal violence. During the Duke lacrosse imbroglio, it was verboten to point out the striking fact that white-on-black rape is exceedingly rare, whereas black-on-white rape is fairly common. So I am not terribly surprised that discussions of these incidents ignore both sex AND race, even when the problem group is not an official victim class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com