tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post8882488917689700591..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Theory, Theory, Who's Got The Theory?Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-2825657526678075072017-04-15T13:51:04.979-04:002017-04-15T13:51:04.979-04:00"I would add that in the stuff of human life,..."I would add that in the stuff of human life, everyday experience and received wisdom seem to massively outperform the "theoretical" approach common among liberals."<br /><br />Word.<br />This was the point I planning to add in a follow-up.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-6305377675039430722017-04-13T11:52:17.864-04:002017-04-13T11:52:17.864-04:00I would add that in the stuff of human life, every...I would add that in the stuff of human life, everyday experience and received wisdom seem to massively outperform the "theoretical" approach common among liberals. Clear example: the replication crisis in social psychology. More amusing example: stereotype accuracy is in fact far more reliable than virtually every other social psychological finding (see Lee Jussim).<br /><br />Theory Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-77896948697712647272017-04-13T11:03:52.596-04:002017-04-13T11:03:52.596-04:00I think this is an important line of thought. It g...I think this is an important line of thought. It goes to the heart of one of the main disagreements between the average conservative and the more aggressive liberal activist who holds negative stereotypes of conservatives. The idea that liberalism is based on a theory whereas conservatism is based more on ordinary, everyday intuitions about the way things are seems plausible to me. That doesn'Old Gringonoreply@blogger.com