Hm. So, I would object to the line you quote, but mostly because I don’t have a clue what “essentially different” means. On the other hand, something like “Differences in how men and women get pregnant, and knowledge of and experiences that depend on those differences, is a significant source of between-group variance in the behavior of men and women” doesn’t strike me as objectionable at all. I mean, it might turn out to be false, but it seems to me a plausible belief in advance of experimental confirmation/rejection.
Hm.
So, I would object to the line you quote, but mostly because I don’t have a clue what “essentially different” means.
On the other hand, something like “Differences in how men and women get pregnant, and knowledge of and experiences that depend on those differences, is a significant source of between-group variance in the behavior of men and women” doesn’t strike me as objectionable at all. I mean, it might turn out to be false, but it seems to me a plausible belief in advance of experimental confirmation/rejection.
I’m not sure if we disagree on this.