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No one really has a clear and encompassing definition of what a "social construct" is, but this is what makes them so dangerous. How do we know that the very air we breathe is nothing more than a hoax, a lie that society has fed us in a bid to deplete our consciousness?
I think in this age of uncertainty it is wise to question everything. It is what an enlightened person would do, my friends.
I think in this age of uncertainty it is wise to question everything. It is what an enlightened person would do, my friends.
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From Wikipedia:
(0) In the present state of affairs, X is taken for granted; X appears to be inevitable.
(1) X need not have existed, or need not be at all as it is. X, or X as it is at present, is not determined by the nature of things; it is not inevitable.
The need to breath oxygen is clearly not a social construct, because it fails to meet the second requirement.
Perhaps you should actually read a bit of sociology before you start criticising it because it questions your neat little world view.
(0) In the present state of affairs, X is taken for granted; X appears to be inevitable.
(1) X need not have existed, or need not be at all as it is. X, or X as it is at present, is not determined by the nature of things; it is not inevitable.
The need to breath oxygen is clearly not a social construct, because it fails to meet the second requirement.
Perhaps you should actually read a bit of sociology before you start criticising it because it questions your neat little world view.
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(Original post by Dark Horse)
No one really has a clear and encompassing definition of what a "social construct" is, but this is what makes them so dangerous. How do we know that the very air we breathe is nothing more than a hoax, a lie that society has fed us in a bid to deplete our consciousness?
I think in this age of uncertainty it is wise to question everything. It is what an enlightened person would do, my friends.
No one really has a clear and encompassing definition of what a "social construct" is, but this is what makes them so dangerous. How do we know that the very air we breathe is nothing more than a hoax, a lie that society has fed us in a bid to deplete our consciousness?
I think in this age of uncertainty it is wise to question everything. It is what an enlightened person would do, my friends.
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I can very easily put a sample of air into an IR spectrometer and measure the atomic vibration frequencies, telling me what molecules the air contains 
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(Original post by PythianLegume)
From Wikipedia:
(0) In the present state of affairs, X is taken for granted; X appears to be inevitable.
(1) X need not have existed, or need not be at all as it is. X, or X as it is at present, is not determined by the nature of things; it is not inevitable.
The need to breath oxygen is clearly not a social construct, because it fails to meet the second requirement.
Perhaps you should actually read a bit of sociology before you start criticising it because it questions your neat little world view.
From Wikipedia:
(0) In the present state of affairs, X is taken for granted; X appears to be inevitable.
(1) X need not have existed, or need not be at all as it is. X, or X as it is at present, is not determined by the nature of things; it is not inevitable.
The need to breath oxygen is clearly not a social construct, because it fails to meet the second requirement.
Perhaps you should actually read a bit of sociology before you start criticising it because it questions your neat little world view.
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(Original post by Dark Horse)
How do I know sociology isn't a social construct?
How do I know sociology isn't a social construct?
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You made me laugh OP
Everyone knows its a social construct but we pretend its not to make biology a bit easier
Everyone knows its a social construct but we pretend its not to make biology a bit easier
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Is this some kind of clunky satirical comment on the notion of race as a social construct?
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(Original post by cambio wechsel)
Is this some kind of clunky satirical comment on the notion of race as a social construct?
Is this some kind of clunky satirical comment on the notion of race as a social construct?
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(Original post by Dark Horse)
When I think of social constructs, I see someone dropping the blue pill and being plugged into the matrix. Sociology is the One.
When I think of social constructs, I see someone dropping the blue pill and being plugged into the matrix. Sociology is the One.
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