Quote Originally Posted by Watchman
I always get a sort of itchy feeling when people start reverting to biology (or, for that matter, economy; of the "hard" sciences these seem the ones mainly involved) to explain social, cultural and psychological things.
I think one of my textbooks had an expression for it.
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Oh yeah. "The mortal sin of reductionism".
Nice quote. And you're right, people need some tangible proof in front of their eyes.