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I just made a curious remark: All people who believe they have personal unification theories and so on, are male. Is there not female cranks at all?
tribdog said:Oh, there are a few cranky females. In more ways than one.
I tried explaining my interest in astronomy to my girlfriend and she told me she was a Gemini. Is astrology a crank theory?
rewebster said:most women I know want to believe in the 'magic' of ...!
I think its part of the 'shiny knight'/'happily ever after' / 'if only...' syndrome
Math Is Hard said:I think there are plenty of female cranks out there. They are just more invested in mysticism rather than cranky physics.
JasonRox said:That's because females are never wrong.
arildno said:Well, it was the famed Ms. Lucie Irigaray who said that Newton's "principia" was a rape manual.
She also said that it was the phallocentrism of males which explained why structural mechanics was so more successful than fluid mechanics, because the latter had more affinity with the female principle of menstruation..
Probably, it is his review "Postmodernism Disrobed" of Alan Sokal's "Intellectual Impostures":jostpuur said:Isn't this about postmodern social constructionism? Is it appropriate to call it pseudoscience or crackpottery?
I've read an article by Dawkins, and I think he mentioned this Irigaray, although I don't remember for sure and I cannot find the article now. (It's the fluid mechanics argument that I feel like remembering... )
jimmysnyder said:i asked my wife why men were rational beings who understand science while women were irrational crackpots that believe in mysticism. She turned me into a toad.
tribdog said:I wouldn't say they believe in it, they wish it was true. but with comments like that you've shown why they don't believe in it.
Only those that come with a crank shaft!jostpuur said:Are all cranks male?
They are nuts..Gokul43201 said:Only those that come with a crank shaft!
I was wondering the same thing as I read the first few replies...maybe nobody notices a crank if she's got a large chest and a tight, low-cut shirt on.ubermensch said:"HEY! Whats your Sign?" asked the blond girl wearing a tank top and really tight jeans.
An even better explanation.JasonRox said:That's because females are never wrong.
:rofl:Gokul43201 said:Only those that come with a crank shaft!
Moonbear said:I was wondering the same thing as I read the first few replies...maybe nobody notices a crank if she's got a large chest and a tight, low-cut shirt on.
An even better explanation.
:rofl:
JasonRox said:That's because females are never wrong.
Yeah, she's dead now. She was constantly vandalizing wikipedia too.George Jones said:Before I started posting on PF, A female crank was banned from here for her views on quantum theory. She posted under her real name.
arildno said:She WAS really bad, besides, Evo couldn't let ZApperZ get his hands dirty. He had a full-time job exposing her intellectually..
They're probably still around.WarPhalange said:Are the threads still alive, or have they been deleted? I need a laugh.
Evo said:Yeah, she's dead now. She was constantly vandalizing wikipedia too.
Yes, that is not something I would wish on anyone.George Jones said:I ran into her on usenet/google groups years before I started posting here, and I didn't agree with her ideas or methods, but I'm sorry to find that she died of cancer.
Evo said:Yes, that is not something I would wish on anyone.
rootX said:This must be wrong because men are always wrong
A "crank" in the context of unification theories refers to an individual who proposes a theory that is not widely accepted by the scientific community and is often considered to be pseudoscientific or lacking in evidence.
While the term "crank" is often associated with male individuals, there are also female cranks who propose unification theories that are not widely accepted by the scientific community.
Unification theories attempt to explain complex phenomena by combining multiple theories or concepts, while established scientific theories are widely accepted and supported by evidence from experiments and observations.
It is possible for unification theories to become accepted by the scientific community if they are supported by strong evidence and can successfully explain and predict phenomena that were previously unexplained by established theories.
Skepticism plays a crucial role in evaluating unification theories, as it encourages critical thinking and questioning of claims that lack sufficient evidence. It is important for scientists to approach unification theories with a skeptical mindset in order to determine their validity and potential impact on the scientific community.