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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by benj111 on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:39PM (#35139370)
The difference between a rorsach test and a tarot reading is that rorsach tests aren't bound up with the idea that they can tell you the future.

How can you ethically give a tarot reading knowing that X% will understand it as a prediction of their future?

>If your association between the cards and a specific ethnic group is what leads to you judging them as unscientific

Why don't you apply the same nuance when deciding whether sexism is at play?

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by AlecSchueler on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:46PM (#35139493)
You're bringing future telling into it which is something I've never mentioned or seen mentioned in the circles of the people who use them.

They're almost always used as tools for self reflection, which is supported by the science I linked to.

I've only seen fortune telling done on an entertainment basis or on television shows.

> Why don't you apply the same nuance when deciding whether sexism is at play?

Can you tell me how I could do this?

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by benj111 on Monday March 13, 2023 @07:53PM (#35145059)
>You're bringing future telling into it which is something I've never mentioned or seen mentioned in the circles of the people who use them.

You keep trying to separate tarot reading as fortune telling/ entertainment and tarot reading as a legitimate tool. It may be both but you can't split the 2.

>I've only seen....

And I've only seen tarot cards used as a tool for fortune telling. Is my experience unique? Is my experience less valid than yours?

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