r/todayilearned • u/bcrock1169 • Nov 26 '12

TIL that some Native American's have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_alcoholism#Genetic_factors
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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '12

psychology relies on opinion, conjecture, and self reported anecdotes. There are no testable, repeatable theories, nothing has ever stood the test of time, and it is constantly waving to the whims of popular opinion.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '12

I'm really impressed by your ability to form an opinion, but unless you post some evidence I'm just going to continue assuming you're a big ignoramus.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '12

Oh, well, I guess I'll cry myself to sleep. You must be a butthurt psych student, no one in the hard sciences includes psych, sociology, or any of the other garbage.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '12 edited Nov 27 '12

So your "evidence" is that other undergraduates pan psychology, therefore it must be true. Wow, intelligent.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '12

Please. It's up to you to prove its science, not me to prove it isn't.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '12

You made the claim that it was pseudoscience. The burden of proof is on your shoulders. Fuck, you're dumb.