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,REVOLUTION CAN NO LONG] BE TAK5 TO MEAN JU/ ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL ?AT IS OLD & CONS]VATIVE1 BECAUSE CAPITAL HAS ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS ITSELF4 ,RA!R IT WILL APPE> AS A RETURN TO SOME?+ 7A REVOLUTION 9 ! MA!MATICAL S5SE ( ! T]M71 A RETURN TO COMMUNITY ?\< NOT 9 ANY =M ?AT HAS EXI/$ PREVI\SLY4 ,REVOLUTION WILL MAKE ITSELF FELT 9 ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL ?AT IS MO/ 0MOD]N0 & 0PROGRESSIVE0 BECAUSE SCI5CE IS CAPITAL4 

-- ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE .<#a.> 

,SCI5CE IS A SY/EM ( KN[L$GE ACQUISITION ?AT IS BAS$ ON EMPIRICISM1 EXP]IM5TATION1 ATOMIZATION1 RATIONALIZ+ CAUSALITY1 & ME?ODOLOGICAL NATURALISM & ?AT IS AIM$ AT F9D+ ! TRU?4 ,!ORIES -- PR$ICTIVE HYPO!SES -- >E ! BASIC UNIT ( KN[L$GE 9 ?IS SY/EM4 ,SCI5CE ALSO REF]S TO ! BODIES ( KN[L$GE A*IEV$ FROM ?IS RESE>*4 

,MO/ SCI5TI/S FEEL ?AT SCI5TIFIC 9VE/IGATION MU/ ADH]E TO ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD1 A PROCESS = EVALUAT+ EMPIRICAL KN[L$GE UND] ! WORK+ ASSUMPTION ( ME?ODOLOGICAL MAT]IALISM1 :I* EXPLA9S OBS]VABLE EV5TS 9 NATURE BY NATURAL CAUSES )\T ASSUM+ ! EXI/5CE OR NONEXI/5CE OR ! SUP]NATURAL4 ,P>TICUL> SPECIALIZ$ /UDIES ?AT MAKE USE ( EMPIRICAL ME?ODS >E (T5 REF]R$ TO AS SCI5CES AS WELL4 

,CONV]SATIONS AB\T SCI5CE GET COMPLICAT$ S9CE ! WORD REF]S TO DI/9CT YET CONNECT$ ?+S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 PHYSICS IS A SCI5CE 7A FIELD ( SPECIALIZ$ /UDIES7 ?AT IS NOT ALWAYS SCI5TIFIC 7ACCORD+ TO ! ABOVE DEF9ITION71 S9CE QUANTUM PHYSICS MOVES AWAY FROM ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 OBS]V] & OBS]V$ ?AT IS FUNDAM5TAL TO EXP]IM5TATION4 ,H[EV]1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT PHYSICI/S REJECT ! IMPLICATIONS ( ?AT MOV+ AWAY1 PHYSICS CONT9UES 9 ! TRAJECTORY ?AT SCI5CE 7AS A WAY ( ?9K+7 HAS E/ABLI%$4 

,SCI5CE MU/ BE CRITIQU$ AS ! MOD]N PROBLEM-SOLV+ TE*NIQUE4 ,SCI5CE IS SO WIDELY ACCEPT$ ?AT = MANY PEOPLE IT HAS 9 FACT BECOME SYNONYM\S ) PROBLEM SOLV+4 ,EV5 PEOPLE :O >E CRITICAL ( MO/ O!R ASPECTS ( ! CULTURE WE LIVE 91 F9D !MSELVES REV]T+ TO SCI5CE :5 PU%$ TO DEF5D !IR IDEAS1 E4G4 ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*I/S :O REF] TO BIOLOGY :5 ATTEMPT+ TO CONV9CE AB\T AN OPTIMAL DIET1 OR TO AN?ROPOLOGY TO PROVE ! SUP]IORITY ( !IR BLUE PR9T = FUTURE SOCIETIES4 

,( ! V>I\S WAYS TO CRITIQUE SCI5CE1 ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL ADDRESSES ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD1 :I* EMPHASIZES A7 REPRODUCIBILITY1 B7 CAUSALITY 7?AT A ?+ OR EV5T CAUSES ANO!R ?+ OR EV5T71 & C7 ! RELEVANCE ( ?+S 7MAT]IAL REALITY7 OV] ALL ELSE 7MORE ACCURATELY1 IT EMPHASIZES A SPECIFIC P]SPECTIVE ON MAT]IAL REALITY1 ! ONLY P]SPECTIVE ?AT SCI5CE RECOGNIZES AS VALID74 ,ONE PROBLEM ) ! SCI5TIFIC MODEL IS H[ IT MA9TA9S & RELIES ON A P]SPECTIVE ( ! WORLD AS A FROZ5 7/ATIC7 PLACE4 ,ALSO PROBLEMATIC IS ! IDEA ?AT EV]Y?+ CAN BE BROK5 D[N 9TO DISCRETE1 QUANTIFIABLE P>TS1 ?AT ! :OLE IS NEV] MORE ?AN ! SUM ( ITS P>TS4 ,UND]LY+ BO? ( !SE P]SPECTIVES >E ! PREMISES ?AT ! BE/ OR ONLY WAY TO KN[ ! WORLD IS TO DI/ANCE \RSELVES FROM IT1 TO BE \TSIDE ( IT2 ?AT ?IS DI/ANCE ALL[S US TO USE ! WORLD2 ?AT UTILITY IS1 9 FACT1 ! APPROPRIATE RELATION%IP TO HAVE TO ! WORLD4 

,ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL !RE IS ! UND]/&+ ?AT SCI5TI/S >E OP]AT+ )9 A SY/EM ?AT IS BAS$ AS MU* 7IF NOT MORE7 ON HI]>*Y & FUND+ AS IT IS ON PAY+ ATT5TION TO :AT IS ACTUALLY GO+ ON >\ND US4 ,!RE >E MULTIPLE ACC\NTS 7EV5 FROM CONV5TIONAL S\RCES7 %[+ ?AT :O IS FUND+ A /UDY HAS A SUB/ANTIVE IMPACT ON :AT ! /UDY DISCOV]S1 FROM TOBACCO'S IMPACT ON HEAL? TO ! POSSIBILITY ( RE/RICT+ ! SPREAD ( G5ETICALLY MODIFI$ ORGANISMS1 BUT !SE EXAMPLES >E M]ELY ! MO/ OBVI\S4 

,! MORE SUBTLE ONES HAVE TO DO ) H[ WE ASK QUE/IONS 70:5 DID Y\ /OP BEAT+ Y\R *ILD8071 :O WE ASK QUE/IONS ( 7RELAT$ TO ! QUE/ION]'S ACCESS1 BIASES1 LANGUAGE1 ETC471 :AT QUE/IONS WE ?9K TO ASK1 & H[ WE UND]/& ! ANSW]S WE GET1 AS WELL AS :AT META-9T]E/S ! QUE/IONS S]VE 7H[ >E ! ASSUMPTIONS ( ?IS CULTURE F$ &_/OR *ALL5G$ BY :O1 H[1 & ( :OM !SE QUE/IONS GET ASK$874 

,WE/]N $UCATION PR$ISPOSES US TO ?9K ( KN[L$GE 9 T]MS ( FACTUAL 9=MATION1 9=MATION ?AT CAN BE /RUCTUR$ & PASS$ ON ?R\< BOOKS1 LECTURES & PROGRAMM$ C\RSES4 ,KN[L$GE IS SOME?+ ?AT CAN BE ACQUIR$ & ACCUMULAT$1 RA!R LIKE /OCKS & BONDS4 ,BY CONTRA/1 )9 ! ,9DIG5\S WORLD ! ACT ( COM+ TO KN[ SOME?+ 9VOLVES A P]SONAL TRANS=MATION4 ,! KN[] & ! KN[N >E 9DISSOLUBLY L9K$ & *ANG$ 9 A FUNDAM5TAL WAY4 ,COM+ TO KN[ ,9DIG5\S .<WAYS ( KN[+.> CAN NEV] BE R$UC$ TO A CATALOG ( FACTS OR A DATA BASE 9 A SUP]COMPUT]2 = IT IS A DYNAMICAL & LIV+ PROCESS1 AN ASPECT ( ! EV]-*ANG+1 EV]-R5EW+ PROCESSES ( NATURE4 .<#b.> 

,& ON A PHILOSOPHICAL LEVEL1 KN[L$GE IS CREAT$ FROM F\NDATIONS ?AT LIMIT & CON/RUCT IT 9 SPECIFIC WAYS4 ,:ILE ON ONE H& SCI5CE IS A RESPONSE TO ! SUP]/ITION & HI]>*Y ASSOCIAT$ ) RELIGION1 IT ALSO CONT9UES *RI/IANITY'S !ME ( A PURE AB/RACT & UNIV]SAL TRU?1 SEP>ATE FROM ! SLUDGE ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 ) SCI5TI/S & DOCTORS 9 ! POSITION ( CL]GY ?AT IS1 PEOPLE :O KN[ MORE AB\T US ?AN WE DO4 ,SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE 9 SCI5CE 7AS SOME?+ !Y DON'T UND]/& ?AT CAN SOLVE !IR PROBLEMS7 9 WAYS SIMIL> TO H[ O!RS BELIEVE 9 GOD4 ,SOME PEOPLE CITE SCI5TIFIC REF]5CES ! WAY ?AT O!R PEOPLE CITE SCRIPTURE4 

,TRADITIONALLY1 SCI5CE POSITS A NEUTRAL OBJECTIVE OBS]V]1 A FANTA/ICAL BE+ TO COMP>E TO ANY ANGEL OR DEMON3 ?IS NEUTRAL OBS]V] HAS NO 9T]E/ O!R ?AN TRU?1 :I* COMES FROM 9=MATION1 & 9=MATION IS RECEIV$ 9SIDE ( LABORATORIES1 ) C>EFULLY ID5TIFI$ V>IABLES & C>EFULLY MA9TA9$ CONTROL SETS4 7,! MY/IFICATION ( ?IS AWESOME OBS]V] IS ONLY MAGNIFI$1 NOT AMELIORAT$1 BY ! ADDITION ( PE] REVIEW1 9 :I* A BODY ( KN[L$GEABLE COLLEAGUES EXAM9E ! EXP]IM5TS & DATA TO V]IFY !IR VALIDITY74 .<#c.> 

,SCI5CE EXEMPLIFIES ?IS CULTURES T5D5CY TO SPECIALIZE1 & CONSEQU5TLY TO CREATE EXP]TS1 PEOPLE :O KN[ EV]Y LITTLE ?+ AB\T SPECIFIC BITS1 BUT NOT H[ ?OSE BITS 9T]ACT ) O!R ?+S -- CLE>LY A RESULT ( ?9K+ ?AT IS ?+-BAS$ 7VS4 = EXAMPLE1 RELATION%IP-BAS$74 ,SO = 9/ANCE1 PRACTITION]S ( ALLOPA?IC M$IC9E PRESCRIBE MULTIPLE M$ICATIONS TO PEOPLE1 FREQU5TLY )\T HAV+ ANY IDEA AB\T H[ !SE SPECIFIC DRUGS WILL 9T]ACT ) EA* O!R1 MU* LESS ANY IDEA AB\T H[ A P]SON'S FEEL+S OR O!R LIFE EXP]I5CES >E RELAT$ TO !IR PHYSICAL HEAL?4 

,9 ,! ,ORIG9S ( ,AU?ORIT>IANISM1 ,HANNAH ,>5DT USES ! WORD SCI5TISM TO EXPRESS ! LOGICAL EXT5SION ( SCI5TIFIC ?9K+1 :I* MAKES O!RWISE IMPOSSIBLE MORAL OR E?ICAL QUE/IONS 7SU* AS1 0,CAN SOMEONE BE WOR?LESS8 ,& IF SO1 CAN ?AT P]SON BE EU?ANIZ$807 EASILY RESOLVABLE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! 9HUMAN ASPECTS ( TOTALIT>IAN /ATES >E RELAT$ TO ! RELIANCE ( ?OSE /ATES ON SCI5CE AS ! ULTIMATE >BIT] ( VALUE3 9DE$1 ! IDEA ?AT EV]Y?+ MU/ BE ( MEASURABLE VALUE IS P>T ( ! SCI5TIFIC P>ADIGM4 

,FRAGM5TS ON ,:Y ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,CANT BE ,AN>*I/ 

,BY DEF9ITION1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S SCI5TIFICALLY /UDY GR\PS ( PEOPLE -- RELATION%IPS1 CU/OMS1 BEHAVIORS1 & SOCIAL PATT]NS4 

7,! 0SCI5TIFICALLY0 IS :AT SEP>ATES AN?ROPOLOGI/S FROM SAY >TI/S1 COM$IANS444 OR JU/ CURI\S PEOPLE47 ,! HI/ORY ( AN?ROPOLOGY IS ( CIVILIZ$ M5 & ! OCCASIONAL WOMAN GO+ TO CULTURES =EIGN TO !M & REPORT+ BACK AB\T !SE CULTURES TO !IR FUND]S4 ,AS SCI5TI/S -- ) ALL ! QUANTIFY+ & RATIONALI/ IMPLICATIONS ( ?AT WORD -- AN?ROPOLOGI/S >E RESPONSIBLE = 9T]PRET+ PRIMITIVE_/ ,O!R PEOPLES TO ! MA9/REAM4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT AN?ROPOLOGI/S >E M$IATORS BETWE5 ! CIVILIZ$ & ! B>B>IC1 !Y >E ALSO P>T ( A CULTURAL TRAJECTORY ?AT 9CLUDES MISSION>IES4 

,AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 AS WELL AS O!R SOCIAL SCI5TI/S1 EXT5D ! REALM ( SCI5CE BY MAK+ PEOPLE'S HOMES 9TO LABORATORIES1 BY PRESUM+ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE & APPROPRIATE TO 5GAGE OBJECTIVELY ) PEOPLE 9 CULTURES V]Y DIFF]5T FROM !IR [N 7OR EV5 PEOPLE FROM !IR [N CULTURE71 = ! PURPOSE ( DI/ILL+ ! MO/ MEAN+FUL 9=MATION4 ,&1 AS ) ALL SCI5CES1 :AT IS CONSID]$ MO/ MEAN+FUL IS P>T ( AN ON-GO+ DEBATE 7) MANY UNEXPLOR$ & UNQUE/ION$ ASSUMPTIONS71 A DEBATE ULTIMATELY FRAM$ BY FUND]S -- FROM PRIVATE GRANTORS TO UNIV]SITIES4 ,:Y DO PEOPLE GET PAID TO /UDY PEOPLE8 ,:AT DO ! FUND]S GET = !IR MONEY8 ,!Y GET 9CREAS$ M>KETS 79 ! =M ( ! /UDI$71 9CREAS$ CONTROL ( EXI/+ M>KETS 7MORE 9=MATION AB\T :AT MOTIVATES PEOPLE -- ?US H[ TO SELL MORE EFFECTIVELY71 & MORE PRODUCTS 7FROM T\RISM TO BOOKS TO DRUGS74 

,AS A DISCIPL9E1 AN?ROPOLOGY IS COMPELL+ = A NUMB] ( MO/LY OBVI\S REASONS1 9CLUD+ ?AT IT PROVIDES A MORE HOLI/IC VIEW ( PEOPLE ?AN ! VIEWS FROM ECONOMICS1 POLITICAL SCI5CE1 SOCIOLOGY1 ETC4 ,MORE SIGNIFICANTLY1 IT PROVIDES EVID5CE ?AT \R OPTIONS AS A SPECIES >E MORE V>I$ ?AN WE >E TAU<T TO BELIEVE4 ,BECAUSE AN?ROPOLOGY PROVIDES PEOPLE 7:O BECOME AN?ROPOLOGI/S7 ) A FUND$ WAY TO DO 9T]E/+ ?+S & HAVE 9T]E/+ CONV]SATIONS1 & ! K9D ( PEOPLE :O WANT TO F9D \T AB\T O!R CULTURES CAN BE 9TRIGU+ PEOPLE1 IT IS TEMPT+ TO CONFLATE ! PEOPLE1 & !IR EXP]I5CES1 ) AN?ROPOLOGY ITSELF4 ,BUT ! /UDY ( PEOPLE SCI5TIFICALLY1 ! CREATION ( EXP]TS1 ! CONTEXT ( MEET+ & LE>N+ AB\T PEOPLE :ILE BE+ FUND$ BY CORPORATIONS1 IS 9H]5TLY SKEW$ & MANIPULATIVE1 NO MATT] ! 9T5TIONS OR 9TEGRITY ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$4 

,9 0,AN?ROPOLOGI/S & ,O!R ,FRI5DS10 E/EEM$ ,AM]ICAN ,9DIAN WRIT] ,V9E ,DELORIA ,JR4 BRILLIANTLY REFUTES ! POSSIBILITY ( EXPLOR+ PEOPLE 9 A VACUUM1 BY DESCRIB+ ! RECIPROCAL CREATION ?AT HAPP5S BETWE5 AG5TS ( M$IATION 79 ?IS CASE1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S7 & ! M$IAT$ 79 ?IS CASE1 ,9DIANS74 ,DELORIA EXAM9ES H[ ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 BY HAV+ CLE> IDEAS AB\T :AT ,9DIANS DO 7IE1 :O IS ,AU!NTIC7 & BY ATT5D+ ONLY TO ?OSE ,9DIANS :O >E WILL+ TO ACT ! WAY !Y'RE SUPPOS$ TO1 5C\RAGE ?OSE ,9DIANS TO CONT9UE ACT+ ,AU!NTICALLY1 :I* !N RE9=CES ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S 9 !IR DEF9ITIONS & EXPECTATIONS4 ,?IS CREATES A SELF-P]PETUAT+ CYCLE -- A CLOS$ LOOP 9 :I* PEOPLE FROM TWO GR\PS CREATE & SUPPORT MUTUAL JUDGM5TS 7:I* !Y TAKE AS FACT74 ,TWO ( !SE JUDGM5TS >E 0REAL ,9DIANS DO SPECIFIC K9DS ( RITUALS0 & 0REAL AN?ROPOLOGI/S >E EXP]TS 9 ! CULTURE ?AT !Y /UDY40 ,IT IS ! V]Y PREMISE ( PURITY ( A /ATIC ID5TITY 7A PREMISE REQUIR$ BY SCI5CE71 ?AT IS SO FALSIFY+ TO EXP]I5CE & SO LIMIT+ TO ! SORT ( 9=MATION ?AT /UDI]S CAN GA!R AB\T ! /UDI$4 7,?IS MODEL ( KN[L$GE CREATES A SIMIL> DYNAMIC BETWE5 ACTIVI/S & ! T>GETS ( !IR ACTIVISM -- LEAD+ PEOPLE TO EMBRACE CONCEPTS LIKE 0REAL WOM510 0! REAL WORK+ CLASS10 & 0REAL WILDNESS407 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT AN ACTIVI/ IS 9T]ACT+ -- 9 !ORY OR PRACTICE -- ) AB/RACTIONS RA!R ?AN ) ACTUAL RELATION%IPS1 TO ?AT EXT5T ACTIVI/S BECOME 9VE/$ 9 MA9TA9+ ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 !MSELVES & :AT -- OR :OMEV] !Y >E ATTEMPT+ TO SAVE4 ,& 9T]ACTION ) AB/RACTIONS 7VS4 RELATION%IPS7 IS :AT IS REQUIR$ = ?+S LIKE FUND+ & S*OOL CR$IT2 IT IS :AT MAKES A WORK SCI5TIFIC4 

,AN?ROPOLOGI/S WILL ALWAYS EMPHASIZE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! /UDI$ & ! /UDI]4 ,?IS T5D5CY IS ALSO DEMON/RAT$ BY ALL PEOPLE :O WANT 7= REASONS ( MONEY OR /ATUS1 OR BO?7 TO BE EXP]TS ON ANO!R GR\P ( PEOPLE & IT USUALLY MEANS REIFY+ 7OR FREEZ+7 ! /UDI$1 ATTEMPT+ TO KEEP !M DI/9CT1 PURE1 ,AU!NTIC4 

,9 ,FRAGM5TS ( AN ,AN>*I/ ,AN?ROPOLOGY1 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 5C\RAGES US TO 0BREAK D[N ! WALL0 BETWE5 CULTURES /UDI$ BY AN?ROPOLOGI/S 7CULTURES FREQU5TLY DESCRIB$ BY WORDS LIKE 0PRIMITIVE0 & 0K9-BAS$07 & MOD]N SOCIETIES4 ,HE POSITS ?IS WALL AS ! BELIEF ?AT SOME 9H]5T1 ESS5TIAL %IFT OCCURR$ TO CREATE MOD]N CULTURES AS FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T FROM PREVI\S CULTURES4 ,HE SUGGE/S ?AT IT IS MU* MORE 9T]E/+ & RELEVANT TO LOOK AT ! WAYS ?AT WE >E ! SAME AS ! PEOPLE BE+ /UDI$4 ,:ILE HIS PO9T AB\T ! USEFULNESS ( 0! WALL0 IS UNASSAILABLE1 ! PO9T IS ?AT CREAT+ & MA9TA9+ ?IS WALL IS EXACTLY :AT AN?ROPOLOGY IS =4 ,AS ,GRAEB] HIMSELF NOTES1 IT'S AN?ROPOLOGY :5 PEOPLE >E TALK+ AB\T 0PRIMITIVES10 BUT SOCIOLOGY1 POLITICAL SCI5CE1 ECONOMICS1 >*ITECTURE1 PSY*OLOGY1 ETC4 :5 TALK+ AB\T PEOPLE LIKE ! /UDI]S4 ,SCI5CE 9SI/S ?AT WE DI/ANCE \RSELVES -- BO? AS GR\PS & AS 9DIVIDUALS -- FROM ! RE/ ( ! WORLD1 SO AS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY USE IT4 ,! SOCIAL ROLE ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S IS ?AT P>TICUL> CATEGORY ( DI/ANC+ ?AT 9VOLVES CULTURES ?AT >E DIFF]5T ALONG SPECIFICALLY ?OSE 0PRIMITIVE0 & 0K9-BAS$0 L9ES4 

,:ILE MAJOR P>ADIGMS WILL ALWAYS HAVE (F%OOTS ?AT GR[ 9 TANG5TIAL DIRECTIONS1 !SE BRAN*ES GR[ ONLY TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y >E USEFUL TO ! MA9 BODY4 ,9T]E/+ PEOPLE WILL WANT TO DO 9T]E/+ ?+S TO & ) ! TRADITION1 BUT TO ! EXT5T ?AT !SE PEOPLE EXPECT & WORK = RECOGNITION )9 ! FIELD1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y >E JUDG$ BY /&>DS SET )9 ! FIELD1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT !IR WORK IS US$ BY CORPORATIONS -- !N !Y >E P>T ( ! SCI5TIFIC TRAJECTORY ) ALL ?AT IMPLIES4 

,! ONLY REASON TO /AY DI/ANT FROM ! ,O!R1 ! :OLE PURPOSE ( AN ,O!R1 IS = CONTROL & MANIPULATION1 ( BO? ! ,O!R & ! ,SAME4 ,PUT SIMPLY1 ,O!RS >E EASI] TO KILL 7H[EV] ?AT KILL+ MI<T LOOK 9 DIFF]5T CIRCUM/ANCES71 & ! EASI] !Y >E TO KILL1 ! MORE BO? SIDES ( ! ,SAME_/ ,O!R SPLIT FEEL ! PRESSURE TO CON=M4 

,AN?ROPOLOGY1 LIKE ! O!R SCI5CES1 IS USEFUL TO ! /ATUS QUO 9 ITS ABILITY TO MAKE ! /UDI$ 9TO OBJECTS ?AT CAN BE MANIPULAT$ & CONSUM$ BY ! CURR5T SY/EM1 & 9 ITS ABILITY TO 9CREASE CONTROL OV] ! /UDI]S4 

,RESPONSES TO ,SCI5CE IS ,CAPITAL 

BOB ON SCI5CE AS CAPITAL3 

  

,DE> ,BAY ,>EA ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE1 

,I 5JOY 5IGMATIC EPIGRAMS AS MU* AS ! NEXT GUY1 BUT :AT DOES IT MEAN1 ACTUALLY1 TO SAY ?AT 0,SCI5CE IS ,CAPITAL08 ,?AT IT'S EXP5SIVE8 ,DOT ,MATRIX SEEMS TO ?9K ?AT SAY+ SCI5CE IS BAS$ ON 0FUND+0 IS SOME SORT ( OBJECTION TO IT4 ,AN>*I/ MAGAZ9ES >E ALSO BAS$ ON FUND+1 ONLY NOT AS MU*4 ,5VY1 H[EV]1 IS NOT >GUM5T4 0,FUND+ & S*OOL CR$IT0 >E ! OBSESSIONS ( A FAIL$ GRADUATE /UD5T4 

,!ORIES CANNOT BE BO? 0PR$ICTIVE HYPO!SES0 & 0UNIT.<S.> ( KN[L$GE0 7:Y NOT CALL !M FACTS871 BECAUSE NO AM\NT OR >RANGEM5T ( FACTS IS PR$ICTIVE ( ANY?+4 ,SCI5CE DOES NOT ASSUME ?AT 0! WORLD IS A FROZ5 7/ATIC7 PLACE10 BECAUSE IT 9CLUDES DYNAMIC RELATION%IPS & DEVELOPM5TAL PROCESSES4 ,S9CE A PRIM>Y OBJECT ( SCI5TIFIC /UDY IS NATURAL SY/EMS1 IT IS ( C\RSE ABSURD TO FAULT IT AS /ATIC4 ,DOT'S IDEA ( SCI5CE W5T \T ) ,L9NAEUS1 IF 9DE$ IT EV] W5T 94 

,AN?ROPOLOGY IS NOT 0BY DEF9ITION0 ! SCI5TIFIC /UDY ( HUMAN GR\PS -- ALL ! SOCIAL SCI5CES DO ?AT -- IT IS BY DEF9ITION ! /UDY ( MAN BY ! V>I\S ME?ODS ( BIOLOGY1 >*AEOLOGY1 L+UI/ICS & E?NOLOGY4 ,! LATT]1 ! LEA/ SCI5TIFIC V>IETY1 IS ! ONLY ONE ,DOT IS TALK+ AB\T4 7,FEW SCI5TI/S1 9CID5TALLY1 /ILL SPEAK1 AS DOES ,DOT1 ( ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD47 ,I HAVE NO IDEA :AT IT MEANS TO CALL EV5 CULTURAL AN?ROPOLOGI/S 0M$IATORS BETWE5 ! CIVILIZ$ & ! B>B>IC10 FALSELY IMPLY+ ?AT !Y USE ?IS PEJORATIVE T]M9OLOGY1 NOR :AT IT MEANS TO SAY !Y 0>E ALSO P>T ( A CULTURAL TRAJECTORY ?AT 9CLUDES MISSION>IES8 7,:O AMONG US ISN'T87 ,MISSION>IES TRY TO *ANGE ! NATIVES2 E?NOGRAPH]S TRY NOT TO4 ,NEI!R MISSION>IES NOR AN?ROPOLOGI/S >E M$IATORS1 BECAUSE BO? COMMUNICATE CROSS-CULTURALLY 9 ONLY ONE DIRECTION -- BUT 9 OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS4 

,! BE/ ?9K+ 9 ! ESSAY IS 0M$IAT$0 FROM ,V9E ,DELORIA1 ,JR41 :OSE POLEMIC AGA9/ AN?ROPOLOGI/S W\LD HAVE FURNI%$ A F> BETT] TEXT4 ,EV5 HIS CRITICISMS1 H[EV]1 >E \TDAT$ COMMONPLACES4 ,EV]Y?+ HE & ,DOT HAVE TO SAY MAY BE F\ND 9 ! DISCIPL9E'S RI* P5IT5TIAL LIT]ATURE GO+ BACK FIFTY YE>S4 ,9 FACT1 EV]Y ?+ FACTUAL ,DOT SAYS IS \T ( DATE BY FIFTY TO ONE HUNDR$ YE>S4 ,! SOCIETIES AN?ROPOLOGI/S /UDY >E NOT FREQU5TLY DESCRIB$ AS 0PRIMITIVE10 & !Y HAVE NOT BE5 EXCLUSIVELY 0K9-BAS$0 = EI<TY YE>S4 ,AN?ROPOLOGI/S LIKE ,ROB]T ,R$FIELD & ,OSC> ,LEWIS NOTIC$ ?AT ! ME?OD ( EMB$D$ FIELDWORK IS SUITABLE TO ALL K9DS ( FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITIES1 NOT JU/ B&S & TRIBES4 ,!Y HAVE PRODUC$ C\NTLESS /UDIES ( PEASANT COMMUNITIES 79 ,MEXICO1 ,9DIA1 ,SICILY1 ETC47 & MORE REC5TLY URBAN NEI<BORHOODS4 ,!Y HAVE FOLL[$ ! ,9DIANS FROM ! RES]VATIONS TO ! BIG CITIES4 

0,! ONLY REASON TO /AY DI/ANT FROM ! ,O!R1 ! :OLE PURPOSE ( AN ,O!R1 IS = CONTROL & MANIPULATION8 ,:AT EXTRAVAGANT NONS5SE4 ,HAS NOT ,DOT ID5TIFI$ O!R PURPOSES1 SU* AS C>E]ISM8 ,HAS ,DOT EV] RIDD5 A BUS8 ,OR BE5 BO!R$ BY SALESM51 PANH&L]S OR POLICE8 7,9 ,B]KELEY1 ( C\RSE1 !SE ?+S NEV] HAPP547 ,(T5 Y\ WANT TO KEEP ! ,O!R AN ,O!R1 NOT = CONTROL OR MANIPULATION1 BUT TO AVOID IT4 

,IT IS ,DOT ,MATRIX1 NOT ! TYPICAL AN?ROPOLOGI/1 :O ESS5TIALIZES ! NATIVES BY POSIT+ AN ,AU!NTICITY :I* ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S 7,O!R TO ! ,O!R7 ) !IR METAPHORICAL TE/ TUBES WILL NEV] EXP]I5CE4 ,HAS ,DOT EXP]I5C$ IT8 ,IF NOT1 H[ DOES ,DOT KN[ ?AT !Y FALSIFY8 ,BY N[1 A LOT ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 >E NATIVES 7,JOMO ,K5YATTA1 FIR/ PRESID5T ( ,K5YA1 WAS A ,BRITI%-TRA9$ SOCIAL AN?ROPOLOGI/71 & MANY NATIVES READ ! BOOKS WRITT5 AB\T !M4 ,JACK ,GOODE RETURN$ AFT] TW5TY YE>S TO ! ,AFRICAN SC5E ( HIS ORIG9AL FIELDWORK TO F9D ?AT ! LOCALS W]E CIT+ HIS MONOGRAPHS 9 LAWSUITS4 

,TO ME1 !RE IS NO?+ SC&AL\S AB\T SUPPOS+ ?AT SOMEONE FROM ANO!R CULTURE MI<T UND]/& IT BETT]1 ON SOME LEVELS1 ?AN SOME OR ALL ( ?OSE :O LIVE IT4 ,ANY ECONOMI/ ( ANY NATIONALITY UND]/&S IMPORTANT ASPECTS ( MY C\NTRY BETT] ?AN ,I DO4 

,9 SOME WAYS1 FROM READ+ MAYBE TW5TY BOOKS1 ,I UND]/& ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE BETT] ?AN ANY ,ROMAN EV] C\LD4 ,A ,SW$I% ECONOMI/1 ,GUNN> ,MYRDAL1 PROBABLY UND]/OOD ,AM]ICAN RACE RELATIONS 9 ! #a#i#dS BETT] ?AN ANY ,AM]ICAN1 BLACK OR :ITE4 ,! 0EMIC0 & 0ETIC0 79T]NAL & EXT]NAL7 P]SPECTIVES >E COMPLEM5T>Y2 NEI!R %\LD BE PRIVILEG$4 ,DOT IS A HI]>*4 ,TRY+ TO COME ACROSS AS A *AMPION 7SELF-APPO9T$7 ( ! NATIVE EXP]I5CE1 ,DOT 9/EAD EXHIBITS 9TOL]ANT HO/ILITY T[>D EPI/EMOLOGICAL PLURALISM1 & %\LD /& 9 ! CORN] READ+ ,PAUL ,FEY]AB5D TO ,F]D ,WOODWOR?4 ,BUT ,I HAVE A QUE/ION :I* ,I ANSW]$1 ,I SUSPECT1 9 MY FIR/ P>AGRAPH4 ,DO Y\ HAVE TO BE AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ TO UND]/& ! CULTURE CALL$ AN?ROPOLOGY8 ,IS ,DOT AN AN?ROPOLOGI/8 ,OR MAYBE A FAIL$ GRADUATE /UD5T8 

,IT'S TREM5D\SLY EXCIT+ WRIT+ ?IS1 NOT KN[+ :OM ,I AM 9SULT+6 

,HURRAH = ,CAPTA9 ,SPAULD+6 

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,IT IS GOOD ?AT ! >GUM5TS PRES5T$ 9 0,SCI5CE AS ,CAPITAL0 7,AN>*Y _?#f#a1 ,SPR+_/,SUMM] #b#f7 HAVE DEF9ITE BITE4 ,& !Y WILL PROBABLY /IMULATE SOME RESPONSE 9 ! LETT]S SECTION 7AS LONG AS MO/ READ]S >5'T BRA9 DEAD74 ,H[EV]1 ,I ?9K Y\ C\LD DEVELOP A MU* MORE EFFECTIVE CRITIQUE 7EFFECTIVE FROM MY P]SPECTIVE1 AT LEA/ -- FROM Y\R P]SPECTIVE Y\ MAY HAVE DIFF]5T PRIORITIES7 IF Y\ W]E LESS GLOBALLY AGGRESSIVE 9 Y\R ATTACKS ON SCI5CE & AN?ROPOLOGY1 & A LOT MORE NUANC$ & RELATIVI/IC 9/EAD4 

,= EXAMPLE1 Y\R CRITIQUE READS TO ME AS BE+ V]Y BRA% & IMPULSIVE 9 SOME MAJOR WAYS1 ALMO/ C>ICATUR+ :AT Y\ CRITIQUE TO ! PO9T ?AT IT BECOMES A FALSE PORTRAIT :I* T5DS TO LOSE ! 9T]E/ ( READ]S LIKE MYSELF1 :O W\LD PREF] LESS BLACK-&-:ITE PO/UR+ & MORE EXPLORATION ( GRAY >EAS4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE AN?ROPOLOGY ISN'T M]ELY A SCI5CE & HAS NEV] BE5 M]ELY A SCI5CE4 ,SOME ( ! ?+S Y\ CRITICIZE AN?ROPOLOGY 9 G5]AL = BE+ >E REALLY ONLY ASPECTS ( ! SCI5TIFIC T5D5CIES ( AN?ROPOLOGY & >5'T TRUE 9 ANY?+ LIKE ALL 9/ANCES ( AN?ROPOLOGICAL PRACTICE4 ,Y\ WRITE AS ?\< Y\ >E POSSIBLY UNFAMILI> ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( MODEM SCI5TIFIC AN?ROPOLOGY FROM \T ( PHILOSOPHICAL AN?ROPOLOGY1 OR AT LEA/1 AS ?\< Y\ FEEL ?AT PHILOSOPHICAL AN?ROPOLOGY HAS BE5 ABSOLUTELY ECLIPS$ & DOESN'T NE$ TO EV5 OR EV] BE M5TION$ 7:I* ,I FEEL IS F> FROM TRUE74 ,IF Y\ READ ! ESSAY ON ! AN?ROPOLOGICAL 9VE/IGATION ( ! PO/-SITUATIONI/ MILIEU BY ,K>5 ,GOAMAN 70,OPPOSITIONAL ,CURR5TS & ! ,>T ( ,AN?ROPOLOGY07 ?AT ,I S5T LA/ WEEK 7& :I* WILL APPE> 9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ! NEW J\RNAL ,MOD]N ,SLAV]Y71 Y\'LL RECOGNIZE ?AT :ILE %E IS PRACTIC+ AN?ROPOLOGY 7& IS EV5 DO+ SO FROM )9 A UNIV]SITY SETT+71 %E ISN'T PRACTIC+ ANY SORT ( SCI5TIFIC AN?ROPOLOGY1 :I* RESULTS 9 H] WORK BE+ DEF9$ BY Y\R CRITIQUE AS EI!R NON-AN?ROPOLOGICAL1 OR AS SOME SORT ( ANOMALY ?AT W\LD BE MEAN+LESS 9 AN OV]VIEW ( ! SUBJECT4 ,FROM MY P]SPECTIVE1 ,I ?9K H] WORK IS ALMO/ CUTT+-$GE AN?ROPOLOGY & 9 ! FUTURE WILL BE RECOGNIZ$ AS SU* BY AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( O!R SELF-CRITICAL1 PRACTIC+ AN?ROPOLOGI/S 7?\<1 PROBABLY NOT BY ANY MEANS A MAJORITY ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S AS LONG AS MO/ AN?ROPOLOGICAL 9/ITUTIONS & 9VE/IGATIONS >E ORGANIZ$ & FUND$ BY /ATE & CAPITAL74 ,MY PO9T IS ?AT CAPITAL & /ATE 9FLU5CES T5D TO P]MEATE EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE1 BUT RA!R ?AN REJECT LIFE OR ALL ( ITS 9DIVIDUAL CON/ITU5TS 7FROM AN?ROPOLOGY TO >T TO EV]Y?+ ELSE7 IT MAKES MORE S5SE TO MAKE A MORE NUANC$ CRITIQUE ( ! DOM9ANT 7CAPITALI/_//ATI/_/HI]>*ICAL7 TR5DS :I* /ILL LEAVES SOME ROOM = ! M9ORITY T5D5CIES :I* >E (T5 !RE 7UNLESS ! 9/ITUTION OR PRACTICE BE+ DISCUSS$ IS CLE>LY & ABSOLUTELY TI$ TO HI]>*Y1 M>KET-RELATIONS1 ETC474 

,A SIMIL> >GUM5T CAN BE MADE ) REG>D TO SCI5CE MORE G5]ALLY4 ,:ILE IT HAS L>GELY BE5 CAPTUR$ & CON/RA9$ BY CAPITALI/ & /ATI/ 9T]E/S1 HI/ORICALLY ?IS HAS NOT ALWAYS 7& DUR+ P>TICUL> P]IODS (T5 NOT AT ALL7 BE5 ! CASE4 ,IT REMA9S DEF9ITELY POSSIBLE 9 MY OP9ION = SCI5TIFIC PRACTICES TO OP]ATE \TSIDE ( ! C>ICATURE ( SCI5CE Y\ HAVE CON/RUCT$1 ?\< IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT = G5]AL %OR?& PURPOSES A CRITIQUE LIKE Y\RS CAN BE MADE :I* WILL WORK WELL 5\< = DEAL+ ) #i#e.0 7& MAYBE EV5 #i#i.07 ( ACTUAL SCI5TIFIC PRACTICES H]E & N[4 ,/ILL1 TO BE ACCURATE1 & TO NOT P]PETUATE A FALSELY TOTALI/IC CRITIQUE1 ,I PREF] TO AT LEA/ GIVE A H9T ( ! >EAS ( ACTUAL & POT5TIAL 7& HI/ORICAL7 SCI5TIFIC PRACTICE ?AT LIES \TSIDE ( Y\R CRITIQUE4 

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,I AGREE ?AT MY >GUM5T IS SIMPLI/IC ALONG ! L9ES ?AT Y\ SAY4 ,:ILE ,I DID READ & 9CLUDE 9=MATION FROM A C\PLE ( REC5T TEXTS1 MY PO9T WAS NOT TO WRITE A C>EFUL /UDY ( TODAY'S AN?ROPOLOGY :I* W\LD NECESS>ILY 9CLUDE :ATEV] DETAILS RUN C\NT] TO ! MA9 ?RU/ ( H[ CAPITAL & ,CONTROL ,SOCIETY WORK ?R\< SCI5CE 9 G5]AL & ?AT FIELD ( SCI5CE 9 P>TICUL>4 ,AS Y\ ACKN[L$GE1 Y\R RESPONSE DEMON/RATES A DIFF]5CE 9 \R PRIORITIES4 ,I W\LD CATEGORIZE Y\R FOCUS AS PRIM>ILY HI/ORICAL -- MEAN+ C>EFULLY FACTUAL1 SCRUPUL\SLY SPECIFIC1 DETAIL ORI5T$ 9 EXACTLY ! WAY Y\ SAY Y\ WI% ! >TICLE WAS4 ,I W\LD LABEL MY 9T]E/1 ON ! O!R H&1 AS MORE PHILOSOPHICAL1 EMPHASIZ+ BROAD BRU% /ROKES1 A FEEL = H[ ASSOCIATIONS & CONTEXT WORK2 MORE IMPA/O ?AN PO9TILLI/4 ,I KN[ ?AT ! HI/ORICALLY M9D$ PEOPLE WILL READ ?IS AS AN EXCUSE = SLOPP9ESS1 JU/ AS ,I SOMETIMES GET FRU/RAT$ ) HI/ORICALLY M9D$ PEOPLE = FOCUS+ TOO MU* ON PUNCTUATION & CORRECT DATES1 RA!R ?AN ON 9=MATION ?AT IS MORE RELEVANT TO ME4 

,! WEAKNESS ( PHILOSOPHICAL OR BROAD BRU% WRIT+ IS OBVI\S3 )\T 5\< FACT TO BACK UP IDEAS1 ! IDEAS EI!R >E OR SEEM TO BE M]E P]SONAL POND]+S4 ,! /R5G? ( IT1 H[EV]2 CAN BE ?AT IT DOESN'T GET TI$ D[N 9 >GUM5TS AB\T :AT YE> SOME?+ HAPP5$ OR :E!R ! LATE/ !ORIES >E RELEVANT OR NOT4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 ,I HAPPILY CONC$E1 ?AT ! MO/ UP-TO-DATE AN?ROPOLOGY MI<T WELL SEEM MORE P]SONAL1 MORE HUMAN1 MORE RESPECTFUL1 LESS SCI5TIFIC4 

,BUT ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT ?AT *ANGES ! MESSAGE 9 ! >TICLE1 :I* IS AB\T TRAJECTORY1 ASSUMPTION1 & YET ANO!R WAY WE P>TICIPATE 9 ! O!RIFICATION ( \RSELVES & EA* O!R4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT !RE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE :O F9D WAYS TO MAKE !IR PRACTICES MORE HUMAN1 MORE APPROPRIATE1 NO MATT] H[ BAD ! 9/ITUTION !Y OP]ATE )94 ,BUT TO ADDRESS ?OSE IS FREQU5TLY TO TAKE ! FOCUS AWAY FROM ! MOM5TUM ( ! TRADITION1 TO DI/RACT ) DETAILS4 

,! /R5G? ( LABEL+ A P>TICUL> K9D ( DEHUMANIZ$ 9T]ACTION & EXPECTATION 79 ?IS CASE AS SCI5TIFIC7 COMES FROM H[ MU* IT ALL[S US TO LOOK AT ?+S DIFF]5TLY1 TO QUE/ION SOME?+ ?AT WE HAVE BE5 5C\RAG$ TO TAKE = GRANT$4 

,!RE WILL ( C\RSE BE PEOPLE = :OM MY ME?OD & WRIT+ DON'T WORK1 & ,I HOPE ,I AM BE+ REALI/ICALLY HUMBLE1 RA!R ?AN CAVALI]1 BY ACKN[L$G+ ?AT4 ,?AT SAID ,I VALUE BO? PO9TILLISM & IMPA/O1 & ,I DEF9ITELY WELCOME Y\R CRITIQUE ALONG !SE L9ES4 ,IT IS GOOD = ME TO BE REM9D$ ( :AT ,I AM LEAV+ \T1 :AT ASSUMPTIONS ,I MAKE AB\T MY AUDI5CE1 & TO REMEMB] ?AT PHILOSOPHY & HI/ORY >E NOT POL> B9>IES1 BUT CAN COMB9E PLEASANTLY1 LIKE PEANUT BUTT] & JAM4 

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,A DIFF]5T CONCEPTION ( SOCIETY1 V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ?AT :I* N[ PREVAILS1 IS 9 PROCESS ( =MATION4 ,UND] ! NAME ( ,AN>*Y A NEW 9T]PRETATION ( ! PA/ & PRES5T LIFE ( SOCIETY >ISES1 GIV+ AT ! SAME TIME A =ECA/ AS REG>DS ITS FUTURE1 BO? CONCEIV$ 9 ! SAME SPIRIT AS ! ABOVE-M5TION$ 9T]PRETATION 9 NATURAL SCI5CES4 

-- ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 .<#d.> 

,:ILE ,I AGREE ) A SIGNIFICANT PORTION ( ! CRITIQUE ( SCI5CE BY ,DOT ,MATRIX1 HE UN=TUNATELY FALLS PREY TO A NUMB] ( FALLACIES 9 HIS >GUM5T4 ,I'LL ADMIT AT ! \TSET ?AT ,I MAY BE BIAS$ 9 MY APPROA* TO ?IS ISSUE4 ,I'VE /UDI$ :AT ,I BELIEVE TO BE SCI5CE = APPROXIMATELY SIX YE>S & PLAN TO CONT9UE AS ,I WORK T[>DS ! COMPLETION ( MY DOCTORATE 9 EVOLUTION>Y AN?ROPOLOGY4 ,I'VE F\ND ?AT A SCI5TIFIC UND]/&+ ( ! NATURAL WORLD HAS 5RI*$ MY AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES4 ,SO1 ) ?AT P]SPECTIVE1 ,I WAS A LITTLE SURPRIS$ TO LE>N ?AT1 DESPITE MY BE/ 9T5TIONS1 ! 5TIRE PURPOSE ( MY 5DEAVORS TO DATE HAS BE5 TO 0/AY DI/ANT FROM ! ,O!R0 = ! SOLE PURPOSE ( 0CONTROL & MANIPULATION40 

,DOT ,MATRIX /ATES ?AT SCI5CE IS L>GELY VIEW$ AS 0! MODEM PROBLEM-SOLV+ TE*NIQUE0 BUT IS TR\BL$ ?AT 0EV5 PEOPLE :O >E CRITICAL ( MO/ O!R ASPECTS ( ! CULTURE WE LIVE 91 F9D !MSELVES REV]T+ TO SCI5CE :5 PU%$ TO DEF5D !IR IDEAS40 

,?IS IS BAD1 HE 9=MS US1 BECAUSE SCI5CE 0MA9TA9S & RELIES ON A P]SPECTIVE ( ! WORLD AS A FROZ5 7/ATIC7 PLACE10 & IS A ME?ODOLOGY ?AT EMPHASIZES 0REPRODUCIBILITY01 0CAUSALITY 7?AT A ?+ OR EV5T CAUSES ANO!R ?+ OR EV5T70 & PROMOTES 0! RELEVANCE ( ?+S 7MAT]IAL REALITY7 OV] ALL ELSE40 ,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 SCI5CE DICTATES ?AT 0EV]Y?+ CAN BE BROK5 D[N 9TO DISCRETE1 QUANTIFIABLE P>TS0 & ?AT 0! :OLE IS NEV] MORE ?AN ! SUM ( ITS P>TS40 

,!RE IS SOME TRU? TO :AT HE SAYS4 

,= EXAMPLE1 TO USE ,B]TR& ,RUSSELL'S ANALOGY1 IF WE SEE A CAT ON ONE SIDE ( ! ROOM & !N1 AFT] BE+ DI/RACT$1 WE SEE IT ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE1 ! MO/ REASONABLE EXPLANATION IS ?AT ! CAT PHYSICALLY TRAV]S$ ?AT DI/ANCE4 ,WE C\LD1 IF WE WANT$1 SUPPOSE ?AT A WORMHOLE OP5$ & ! CAT WAS TRANSPORT$ TO ?AT LOCATION 7OR P]HAPS IT WAS A MALICI\S ANGEL S5T TO CONFUSE US71 BUT S9CE WE'RE NOT CONFID5T AB\T ! REALITY ( WORMHOLES OR ANGELS 7NOR ( !IR HABIT ( S+L+ \T /RAY FEL9ES7 WE CAN CONFID5TLY DISC\NT ?OSE POSSIBILITIES = ! TIME BE+4 ,! SAME APPLIES TO ALL NATURAL PH5OM5A 7H[EV] ,DOT ,MATRIX HAS CLE>LY NEV] SE5 ! BITT] >GUM5TS ?AT OCCUR OV] :I* 9T]PRETATION BE/ FITS ! EVID5CE OR HE C\LD NEV] /ATE ?AT SCI5CE 0EMPHASIZES A SPECIFIC P]SPECTIVE ON MAT]IAL REALITY40 

,DOT ,MATRIX IS ALSO CORRECT ?AT MANY SCI5TI/S 7?\< C]TA9LY NOT ALL1 SU* AS SY/EMS !ORI/S7 9CORPORATE R$UCTIONISM 9TO !IR APPROA* 9 ORD] TO UND]/& COMPLEX PH5OM5A1 BY BREAK+ !M D[N 9TO EASI] TO UND]/& COMPON5TS4 ,H[EV]1 ,I'VE YET TO MEET ANYONE ACTUALLY 5GAG+ 9 SCI5CE :O BELIEVES ?AT1 SAY1 UND]/&+ ELECTRON TRANSPORT )9 SYNAPTIC NEURONS IS ALL Y\ NE$ TO EXPLA9 ! JOY FELT :ILE LI/5+ TO MUSIC4 ,BUT1 C]TA9LY1 AN UND]/&+ ( :Y CANC]\S CELLS MUTATE W\LD GO A LONG WAY TO UND]/&+ ! DISEASE AT L>GE 7AS W\LD UND]/&+ ! LIFE/YLE ( ! P]SON AFFLICT$74 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 ,KROPOTK9 7& ,M>X7 US$ R$UCTIONISM 9 !IR >GUM5TS TO PROMOTE !IR POLITICAL !ORIES4 

,BUT R$UCTIONISM AS ! ULTIMATE EXPLANATION IS A COMMONLY HELD FALLACY AB\T SCI5CE ?AT HASN'T *ANG$ S9CE ,WILLIAM ,BLAKE CONDEMN$ ! EVILS ( 0S+LE VISION & ,NEWTON'S SLEEP0 AT ! TURN ( ! #a#i? C5TURY4 ,AT ?AT TIME SCI5TI/S REALLY DID BELIEVE ?AT IF Y\ HAD 5\< FACTS AB\T ! UNIV]SE1 Y\ C\LD PR$ICT EV]Y?+ AB\T FUTURE \TCOMES 7,NEWTON1 LIKE MANY E>LY SCI5TI/S1 VIEW$ HIS RESE>* AS DET]M9+ ,GOD'S PLAN74 ,BUT NO ONE TODAY1 \TSIDE ( A FEW CRACKPOTS1 W\LD IMAG9E ?AT IF Y\ HAD PRECISE MEASUREM5TS ( W9D SPE$1 B>OMETRIC PRESSURE1 RELATIVE HUMIDITY1 & TEMP]ATURE ?AT Y\ C\LD PR$ICT ! EXACT MOTIONS ( A LEAF CAU<T 9 A SUMM] BREEZE1 LET ALONE ! UNIV]SE AS A :OLE4 ,H[EV]1 ONE C\LD PR$ICT1 )9 A FAIRLY RELIABLE PROBABILITY1 H[ F> & 9 :AT DIRECTION SU* A LEAF W\LD TRAVEL UND] SU* CONDITIONS4 ,?IS IS ! SAME PR9CIPLE BY :I* MODELS ( GLOBAL W>M+ >E G5]AT$4 

,SCI5CE OP]ATES ?R\< MAK+ PR$ICTIONS 7HYPO!SES7 &1 IF ?OSE PR$ICTIONS FAIL 7REPETITION7 ! HYPO!SIS IS AB&ON$4 ,IT'S ! PROCESS ( MAK+ A REASON$ >GUM5T AB\T ! NATURAL WORLD4 ,9 ORD] TO MAKE A REASON$ >GUM5T Y\ HAVE TO AGREE ON C]TA9 AXIOMS1 O!RWISE Y\ MI<T AS WELL DEBATE 9 DIFF]5T LANGUAGES = ALL ( ! S5SE IT WILL MAKE4 ,SO1 :ILE ,I'M NOT SURE :AT ,DOT ,MATRIX MEANS BY 0A P]SPECTIVE ( ! WORLD AS A FROZ5 7/ATIC7 PLACE0 ,I CAN ONLY PRESUME HE'S REF]R+ TO ! LAWS ( PHYSICS4 ,H[EV]1 ,I S]I\SLY D\BT HE'S /AT+ ?AT ! LAWS ( GRAVITY OR !RMODYNAMICS >E AS >BITR>Y AS ! LAWS ( ! ,/ATE4 

,BUT IF HE WANTS TO BELIEVE ?AT1 NO SCI5TI/ WILL =CE HIM TO DO O!RWISE4 

,H[EV]1 ,DOT ,MATRIX IS DEAD ON :5 HE CRITIQUES H[ SCI5CE HAS BE5 ABUS$ BY ! ,/ATE4 ,:E!R Y\'RE TALK+ AB\T CAPITALI/S1 FASCI/S OR COMMUNI/S1 ! ,/ATE HAS R\T9ELY POLITICIZ$ SCI5CE TO FUR!R ITS GRASP ON P[] 79CLUD+ AN?ROPOLOGY1 9 :I* #a_/#c ( ALL GRANTS 9 ! #a#i#fS W]E FROM ! ,C,I,A.<#e.>74 ,IT IS ?IS ?AT MAKES MO/ LEFTI/S %UN SCI5CE AS A :OLE 7& :Y PEOPLE IMM$IATELY PRESUME EVOLUTION>Y 9T]PRETATIONS ( HUMAN BEHAVIOR >E ONE /EP AWAY FROM ,DR4 ,M5GELE'S VIEWS ON EUG5ICS74 ,H[EV]1 IF WE'RE GO+ TO AB&ON SCI5CE ON ?OSE GR\NDS WE'RE ALSO GO+ TO HAVE TO AB&ON PHILOSOPHY1 >T1 LIT]ATURE & MUSIC = ALSO BE+ EMPLOY$ BY ! P[] HUNGRY ON A R\T9E BASIS TO FUR!R !IR [N 5DS 7:ILE REMEMB]+ ,M5GELE1 PEOPLE R\T9ELY =GET ,ROS5B]G & ,RIEF5/AHL & ! ROLE ( >T 9 ! ,NAZI MOVEM5T74 

,BUT ,DOT ,MATRIX SEEMS TO BE ( ! OP9ION ?AT FACTS DON'T MATT]1 ?AT ANY WILD SPECULATION IS AS RELEVANT AS A CONTROLL$ EXP]IM5T & ?AT SCI5CE HAS NO PLACE 9 HIS REVOLUTION 7A VIEW ?AT ,KROPOTK9 W\LD HE>TILY DISAGREE )74 ,H[EV]1 ,I DON'T BELIEVE ?AT ! POLITICS ( EXCLUSION IS A HEAL?Y PO9T ( VIEW AS WE WORK T[>DS BUILD+ ANO!R WORLD4 ,I'M ( ! OP9ION ?AT WE %\LD USE ANY TOOL & ANY ME?OD IF IT FUR!RS \R COLLECTIVE GOAL ( HUMAN FRE$OM4 ,I VIEW A PROP] UND]/&+ ( SCI5CE TO BE A DUAL-PURPOSE TOOL ?AT ANYONE CAN EMPLOY1 AK9 TO1 SAY1 A HAMM]4 ,FREQU5TLY IT IS US$ TO BUILD ! $IFICE ( ,/ATE P[]1 BUT IT CAN ALSO BE US$ TO UND]M9E & DISMANTLE IT4 

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,:AT IS ! VIABILITY ( *]RY PICK+8 ,IS IT APPROPRIATE TO ISOLATE ONE FUNDAM5TAL ASPECT ( A CULTURAL UND]/&+ 79 ?IS CASE1 :ATEV] Y\ CONSID] TO BE ! GOOD PO9TS ( SCI5CE7 FROM ! RE/ ( ?AT CULTURE 79 ?IS CASE ! ,CONTROL ,SOCIETY ?AT WE PRESUMABLY BO? HATE78 ,IF 0,SCI5CE IS ,CAPITAL0 RAIS$ ANY H9T ( ?IS QUE/ION = Y\1 !N ,I CONSID] IT WOR? ! TIME Y\ SP5T READ+ IT4 

,Y\R EXAMPLES ( H[ EXCELL5TLY SCI5CE HAS ANSW]$ ! QUE/IONS ?AT SCI5CE HAS ASK$ >E NOT COMPELL+ TO ME4 

,BUT P]HAPS ?AT IS BECAUSE ,I AM 0( ! OP9ION ?AT FACTS DON'T MATT]30 7,AH FACTS1 MY GOOD FRI5DS444 7 

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