# Why does evolutionary psychology get such a bum rap?

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**Created:** [January 11, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-evolutionary-psychology-get-such-a-bum-rap/524521 "2010-01-11T16:44:33Z")
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#### Post date: [January 27, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-evolutionary-psychology-get-such-a-bum-rap/524521/91 "2010-01-27T14:51:09Z")

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I have some major critical rejoinders in response to **orcenio** ’s and **Malthus** ’ posts, not to mention several earlier ones, but I simply cannot prepare them now due to time constraints. I just wanted to note that I will return as soon as I find enough time to dedicate to them.

For now, I just need to point out that the claim that there is any kind of documented or central or widespread “thing” known as the “scientific method” outside of high-school textbooks can only come from someone whose knowledge of science – especially working science – has not progressed very far from those same high school textbooks. As Bertrand Russell satirically but wisely observed: “Heaven is a place where everything works like it does in the textbooks.”

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