Comments on: Scientific Calvinism http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2006/04/18/scientific-calvinism/ life, life in science, miscellaneous thoughts Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:07:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Bill Hooker http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2006/04/18/scientific-calvinism/#comment-28 Wed, 10 May 2006 03:12:49 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2006/04/18/scientific-calvinism/#comment-28 <i>Of course, many prominent scientists and gatekeepers believe that the very first test one must pass in order to find out if one belongs to the Elect, is to determine whether one is in possession of a penis.</i> Sadly true. I have one of the organs in question, and sometimes wonder whether that gets me more serious attention than my thinking (which I swear I do with other organs entirely!) warrants. The other side of this coin is that men are encouraged from birth to be pushy, to assume all kinds of good things about ourselves, and to see the world as our oyster. Women are encouraged... to be quiet and self-effacing and pretty, as far as I can tell. So there's a vicious circle in operation: we reward self-confidence outlandishly on one hand, while on the other we only encourage it in half of the population. And we know, of course, who it is who are "full of conviction". Well, "passionate intensity", but I hope I've caught the right <a href="http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/780/" rel="nofollow">allusion</a>. Of course, many prominent scientists and gatekeepers believe that the very first test one must pass in order to find out if one belongs to the Elect, is to determine whether one is in possession of a penis.

Sadly true. I have one of the organs in question, and sometimes wonder whether that gets me more serious attention than my thinking (which I swear I do with other organs entirely!) warrants.

The other side of this coin is that men are encouraged from birth to be pushy, to assume all kinds of good things about ourselves, and to see the world as our oyster. Women are encouraged… to be quiet and self-effacing and pretty, as far as I can tell. So there’s a vicious circle in operation: we reward self-confidence outlandishly on one hand, while on the other we only encourage it in half of the population.

And we know, of course, who it is who are “full of conviction”. Well, “passionate intensity”, but I hope I’ve caught the right allusion.

]]> by: Zuska http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2006/04/18/scientific-calvinism/#comment-15 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:55:40 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2006/04/18/scientific-calvinism/#comment-15 Absolutely brilliant and very insightful analogy. Of course, many prominent scientists and gatekeepers believe that the very first test one must pass in order to find out if one belongs to the Elect, is to determine whether one is in possession of a penis. I like your blog! Thanks for alerting me to its existence through your email to me. Absolutely brilliant and very insightful analogy. Of course, many prominent scientists and gatekeepers believe that the very first test one must pass in order to find out if one belongs to the Elect, is to determine whether one is in possession of a penis.

I like your blog! Thanks for alerting me to its existence through your email to me.

]]> by: drshellie http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2006/04/18/scientific-calvinism/#comment-9 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:59:51 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2006/04/18/scientific-calvinism/#comment-9 The comment system seems to work, now. The comment system seems to work, now.

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