Dec 19, 2017 04:28 PM
(Dec 19, 2017 03:24 PM)Secular Sanity Wrote: [ -> ](Dec 19, 2017 01:34 AM)Syne Wrote: [ -> ]See, that's a good comparison of the last two posts.
Men appreciate things in and of themselves, for many reasons that have little to do with people. Women tend to appreciate things for their usefulness to people.
Maybe you should read the book, too, because you always tend to presume a separation of subject from object.
It reminds me of It's a Man's Man's Man's World.
But did you know that Betty Newsome said that she came up with that song and James Brown did sort of danced around her claim. She said that she thought about after reading Genesis. After god supposedly created everything, it was all worthless without a woman.
You’re right, though, when I create something, I always try to put myself in another person’s shoes.
So I'm right, but somehow also wrong?
Or do you just favor Descartes' somewhat solipsistic view, that objects don't have "real' existence without a subject, over Russell's view, that equates objects with facts, independent from subjective beliefs?
Isn't that an odd juxtaposition for an atheist?
Quote:I’ve designed and built a couple of homes and I always ask myself, how will they feel when walking through the front door? Will they feel welcomed, safe, and comfortable?
I just took a short trip with some friends in their new Tesla. The onlookers seemed impressed, but the passengers, not so much. The ride was rough, uncomfortable, and the car came with impressive but unnecessary accessories.
Yeah, we need more women engineers.
So what I said was right, but it "ought to be" otherwise?
There aren't more women engineers because they aren't as interested in things.
Just like there aren't more male social workers because they aren't as interested in people.
Quote:Maybe the article was right. Perhaps men like models because they don’t want to face the possibility of failure and controlled creativity is made possible with a kit. Maybe that’s why men like 'objects' because they’re accessories that they can control.
My father should have told me that I was just an add-on.
No idea, as I've never built a model. But I'm an artist, so perhaps that is like paint-by-number or coloring books for the less creative.