Re:No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy
by kofejnik on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:58PM
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There's more variation of height within male and female groups than between groups, but still you can confidently say that on average males are taller; so "far more variation within the group" doesn't say much
> can't blame our lack of cognitive empathy on biology, it's probably pure socialization/education
Any evidence?
A study linked from one of your links says: "Our study demonstrates that, although there are sex/gender differences in the brain, human brains do not belong to one of two distinct categories: male brain/female brain."
So it looks like there are, actually, differences.
Also, it is kind of assumed that we need more cognitive empathy; but why exactly, and how much is too much?
Re:No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy
by remarkEon on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:53PM
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>As far as cognitive empathy, sorry fellow men, we can't blame our lack of cognitive empathy on biology
Are you claiming that there is zero biological influence on this well documented phenomenon that exists across cultures?
I'm skeptical of this to begin with.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/24/meet-the-neu...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00677-x
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/confirmed-theres-n...
When it comes to brains, there is far more variation, on pretty much anything you choose to measure, within the group of 'men' or 'women', then there is between the groups.
As far as cognitive empathy, sorry fellow men, we can't blame our lack of cognitive empathy on biology, it's probably pure socialization/education. And we can get better at it by trying/learning/practicing.