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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kalonji: [QB] [QUOTE] Originally posted by anguishofbeing: On the one hand you argue for a postmodern deconstruction of the term and its shifting meanings (i.e. relativism) but then you want to fix the meaning for Afrocentricity (i.e. essentialism) by identifying its "characteristics" wanting to make it synonymous with sloppy scholarship, blind faith and claims of "unfalsifiablility". [/QUOTE]Now I understand what you mean. But you still don’t have a point, and I’ll tell you why. I was being careful with my words when I mentioned the two notions that I thought were typical of most people who subscribe to ‘’Afro-centric’’ claims. This is hardly defining something to the point where I’ve made it into something that’s static. This doesn’t compromise my other position that Duboi’s definition of the term ‘’Afrocentric’’ or anyone else’s are necessarily stable and constant throughout the decades or that it can’t be expanded, like Asante obviously did. Both views are compatible. [QUOTE] Originally posted by anguishofbeing: If you stare long enough into the void it stares back at you! LOL From postmodern to existentialism. HAHAHAH You have no argument boy. [/QUOTE]Actually, I do. You just admitted it when you agreed that other sciences blunder as well. [QUOTE] Originally posted by anguishofbeing: LOL How long have you been on ES? Do you think I am going to chase your dumbass all day on baits? [/QUOTE]I expect that when someone opens a thread to confront me, he’s going to engage in a discussion, one that’s preferably mature and evolved. What this has to do with baiting, I don’t know. I actually want to figure this out, but like I said, maybe we’re just not on the same wavelength. You think me admitting I know little about who coined the term is a weakness, when pretending I knew it all along after a quick google session would’ve been the thing to do if I was in it to bait people, and ‘’being right’’. I think you’re just projecting. YOU are baiting people yourself, that’s why you’re so preoccupied with seeing it in others. [QUOTE] Originally posted by anguishofbeing: It was you who made specific claims about a movement not following the scientific method and those whom you identify as being a part of this movement as well as its alleged essential characteristics. Of course this is after you argued in favor of postmodern relativism: floating signifiers and unstable meanings... LOLOLOL[/QUOTE]Go back, read whether I said it or whether it happened to be in the quote, also check if the ‘’floating signifiers’’ part was bolded or not. Clearly I quoted the bit to make a point about how Asantes additions and exclusions are not necessarily representative for Afro-centrism as a whole to warrant Altakruri’s exclusion of the let’s just say, ‘’more fruity’’ type of Afrocentric excretions. AGAIN: [i]Can you give me an example of an ''Afrocentric'' claim that can be demonstrated to be truthful, but exclusive to Afrocentrism, i.e. only accepted by Afrocentrists? Can you give a detailed description of what Afrocentrism entails, if it not includes the notions I mentioned? Can you show me how WEB Dubois used it, what he meant with it, and how his usage is corroborated my modern science? Can you show me **HOW** and on what areas of research Afrocentrists, according to your use of the word, used the empirical method to arrive at their conclusions, and what these conclusions were?[/i] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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