Heather_860 on Nostr: May I ask you to examine your priors? You chose to interpret that data in a way that ...
May I ask you to examine your priors?
You chose to interpret that data in a way that confirms what you want to believe. Smart people actively try to avoid doing that. For example you rephrased "Marital Dissolution" to make it "inability to pairbond". but those are tow very different things. Bad marriages SHOULD end. Having the strength and courage to walk away from an abusive relationship is a good thing. Higher risk of marital dissolution could easily be considered a positive outcome.
Nobody needs double blind studies. We just need to be honest with ourselves about the nature of causation. One group of Mormons did a study on virgins getting married. They found correlation between having pre-marital sex and getting divorced later on. Authoritarian bastards and Puritans argue this is proof that premarital sex is causing subsequent divorces, which is unscientific garbage. Anyone who steps back and looks objectively sees that young people who have naturally obedient personalities will do what they are told i.e. go to church, avoid sex before marriage, never even consider divorce. Whereas those born with rebellious, adventurous, or critical thinking personalities will question authority and learn by engaging with the world. Clearly there is a big Z causing both X and Y.
Nothing in your marital dissolution study indicates that teen sex is causing anyone any problems. It's showing that different types of people have traits in common which result in different behaviors.
You chose to interpret that data in a way that confirms what you want to believe. Smart people actively try to avoid doing that. For example you rephrased "Marital Dissolution" to make it "inability to pairbond". but those are tow very different things. Bad marriages SHOULD end. Having the strength and courage to walk away from an abusive relationship is a good thing. Higher risk of marital dissolution could easily be considered a positive outcome.
Nobody needs double blind studies. We just need to be honest with ourselves about the nature of causation. One group of Mormons did a study on virgins getting married. They found correlation between having pre-marital sex and getting divorced later on. Authoritarian bastards and Puritans argue this is proof that premarital sex is causing subsequent divorces, which is unscientific garbage. Anyone who steps back and looks objectively sees that young people who have naturally obedient personalities will do what they are told i.e. go to church, avoid sex before marriage, never even consider divorce. Whereas those born with rebellious, adventurous, or critical thinking personalities will question authority and learn by engaging with the world. Clearly there is a big Z causing both X and Y.
Nothing in your marital dissolution study indicates that teen sex is causing anyone any problems. It's showing that different types of people have traits in common which result in different behaviors.