Science Must Fall? - UCT Fallist discusses Decolonization

Knyro said:
If you feel like certain points of view/works by certain academics aren't given enough exposure by all means add them to the courses offered by the university, add books to the library. Provided of course isn't complete nonsense like witchcraft of course.

But don't throw out perfectly good knowledge just because it came from Europeans. And for goodness sake don't burn down buildings. Thery are your universities too now. You can reshape them sure, but you don't have to destroy them first.
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So-called white privilege in a nutshell..
 
Stupid people are very dangerous as they do not know that they are stupid.
 
I feel dumber for watching this, but it does explain the current situation we're in. What I do not understand is, why if western science is so evil and wrong, are they using western technology on a daily basis? Get rid of your cars, cellphones, televisions, fancy clothes, electricity (seeing as your shangomas can generate lightning at will), medicines, etc. All they're going to achieve in the end of the day is more unemployment and poverty and guess who they're going to blame it on then...
 
Africa Brain Fail. It never had any. And probably never will.
 
Oh. My. God. I mentioned this in the Max Price ''decolonisation'' thread, with tongue firmly in cheek, but I cannot believe that they actually went there. Do I laugh or cry?

thestaggy said:
Guessing here; Non-white academics, Afrocentric history and philosophy, ''no students left behind'' (ie. I pass, you pass, we all pass), removal of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction and removal of any connection to the past (statues, busts, artwork, building names, etc). Not sure how they could ''decolonise'' the sciences though. Maybe teach you how to destroy a building instead of build one or fabricate some k@k story that Newton appropriated the research of some guy in the Sudan.
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They obviously successfully decolonized intelligence a few generations ago.

The IQ of a bag of hair.
 
VooDooC said:
I feel dumber for watching this, but it does explain the current situation we're in. What I do not understand is, why if western science is so evil and wrong, are they using western technology on a daily basis? Get rid of your cars, cellphones, televisions, fancy clothes, electricity (seeing as your shangomas can generate lightning at will), medicines, etc. All they're going to achieve in the end of the day is more unemployment and poverty and guess who they're going to blame it on then...
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Because SJWism don't rely on facts but feelings there is no hypocrisy. You can use a cellphone(Technology thats makes you feel good as you have quick reliable contact with all your friends) while at the same time calling for the decolonisation of science because that makes you feel all confused and evil old white people.
 
Knyro said:
Modern science is about solid theories extrapolated from as few postulates as possible. That's pretty much the reason the Greeks don't get much "airtime" in modern textbooks relatively speaking.

I don't deny the knowledge possessed by ancient Europeans and non-Europeans, but when it comes to theories that explain a vast range of phenomena, and predict new phenomena, there's no comparison.
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To be fair to the ancients, science is a continual building of knowledge. Ever since man discovered fire or invented the wheel we have been engaged in scientific progress. While on the one hand the ancients knowledge isn't of much use to extensively study today; we wouldn't be where we are if it weren't for them.
 
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FoXtroT said:
To be fair to the ancients, science is a continual building of knowledge. Ever since man discovered fire or event the wheel we have been engaged in scientific progress. While on the one hand the ancients knowledge isn't of much use to extensively study today; we wouldn't be where we are if it weren't for them.
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Euclidian geometry is still as valid as it was when it was written.

Ditto for a lot of their other work.
 
Don't know if someone has posted this yet but very apropos.

[video=youtube_share;5hfYJsQAhl0]https://youtu.be/5hfYJsQAhl0[/video]
 
BBSA said:
LOL, I see #sciencemustfall is the top trending hashtag is SA
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Some of the jokes are hilarious

Gravity is racist, now we know what keeps the black man down!
 
xodosman123 said:
stop wearing western clothing and driving their cars...lets see how far you get and electricity is western to...time to get out the candles....O no that is also western... you are stuck....F(&*^$
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And glasses. Isn't science helping this bint see?
 
"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it."
 
I'm still laughing, this is the funniest thing I have heard.

It's like my 3 year old trying to tell me he won't fall and the falls and cries.
 
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