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The woke call the tools of science, reason, rationalism, epistemological rigour & logic- the âmasterâs toolsâ. They say that the âmasterâs toolsâ cannot âdismantle the masterâs houseâ- based on the writing of Audre Lorde.
The difference between them & me (& those like me) is that no one is my âmasterâ.
They want to make people frightened of subscribing to enlightenment values.
They are trying to undermine belief in the methodologies civilisation is built on.
They want to make people frightened of subscribing to enlightenment values.
They are trying to undermine belief in the methodologies civilisation is built on.
By calling these the âmasterâs toolsâ, they bring in the connotation of slavery- so immediately paint science & reason as something sinister- because everyone reasonable obviously condemns slavery.
This is intentional. They want to remove rigour, reason, logic & common sense.
This is intentional. They want to remove rigour, reason, logic & common sense.
If they can convince you that science, rationalism, rigour- all the methodologies that create contact with reality are âbadâ- they can convince you of lots of their âunrealitiesâ.
As Voltaire said, âThose who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocitiesâ.
As Voltaire said, âThose who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocitiesâ.
Here is a paper theyâve written about âdismantling the masterâs houseâ in modern medicine. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10459-020-10006-x
Think about that- they are problematising science in medicine.
Thank you for sharing the paper @LiamConstruct
