(April 22, 2021 at 8:39 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: No one forced him to say what he did, and what he's said has discredited him. Perhaps not as a biologist, but with respect to the aha mission and values? Demonstrably, objectively, empirically so.
No but social pressure was exerted as a consequence by an organisation with pull. That organisation did it in the name of humanism, his goals didn't align with their definition of humanism. They declared as such and stripped him of that award. Thats a powerful message "Shut up and nod along with us". It would be like if the big dong commission said I no longer measured up to their standards and took away my award for debating the value of circumcision.
I mean, hes said *alot* of things. What specifically do you think discredited him?
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