So you’re arguing that the Albanian sworn virgins were (socially) men? The very fact that they were called “virgins”, thus appealing to the ideal of female virginity, should give you a clue. I thought you were smarter than that.
Popular versions, yes, but they are not caricatures simply—more like what people actually believe in. Popularity matters.
Depends on which people. What the followers of the philosophies believe matters, what most people believe about the followers, not so much.
This jaded view was already disproved by Plato. Justice and efficiency go hand in hand and there is rarely lasting success without a lot of cooperation and fairness.
I’m not sure who you think your arguing against here. It certainly isn’t (most of) the philosophies you listed.
So you’re claiming that any human will be just as healthy on any diet?
No, and building straw mans like that is not useful at all. I am just claiming most human groups learned to be healthy on almost any nutrients their environment managed to offer. I.e. flexibility, adaptation ability, due to intelligence.
So you’re arguing that the Albanian sworn virgins were (socially) men?
Yes, the article is very clear about that. What is your point really? There is nothing particularly magic or essential about social roles, although it is clear that hormones play a role in being more suitable or less suitable for them.
So you’re claiming that any human will be just as healthy on any diet?
So you’re arguing that the Albanian sworn virgins were (socially) men? The very fact that they were called “virgins”, thus appealing to the ideal of female virginity, should give you a clue. I thought you were smarter than that.
Depends on which people. What the followers of the philosophies believe matters, what most people believe about the followers, not so much.
I’m not sure who you think your arguing against here. It certainly isn’t (most of) the philosophies you listed.
No, and building straw mans like that is not useful at all. I am just claiming most human groups learned to be healthy on almost any nutrients their environment managed to offer. I.e. flexibility, adaptation ability, due to intelligence.
Yes, the article is very clear about that. What is your point really? There is nothing particularly magic or essential about social roles, although it is clear that hormones play a role in being more suitable or less suitable for them.