What if TRP is wrong?

Of course TRP can be wrong. For example, AWALT. This could be true, or it could be false. It's a conclusion based on one's opinion of certain data. The fact that TRP assumes it's true, is why TRP is an ideology, not a praxeology. Generally, as a good rule of thumb, if you attribute a certain characteristic or behavior pattern to an entire group, you're probably going to be wrong because there will always be exceptions that prove the rule.

By calling TRP a "Praxeology" OP doesn't instill it with some kind of intellectual authority. Praxeology is the study of human behavior. TRP is not studying human behavior, at least not in any coherent or objective method. TRP is a coherent system of thought, beliefs, and opinions, that is, it's an ideology.

I'll prove it to you. OP compared TRP to the scientific method. If I were to ask you if it's possible to transmutate lead into gold through the process of alchemy, none of you would respond with "the scientific method." You would say "no, you can't", and then you might give an explanation for why you can't. A praxeology isn't an answer to a question, it's the method for arriving at the answer. There are no subreddits called "AskTheScientificMethod." Contrary to the Scientific Method, TRP is the answer, it is the conclusion. TRP is the conclusion that many men have reached by using hundreds, if not thousands, of different methods over the course of 30 years. The scientific method is simply one way that humanity has derived to investigate the natural world through empiricism. TRP is a specific reaction to contemporary Western culture.

according to the side bar:

The Red Pill: Discussion of sexual strategy in a culture increasingly lacking a positive identity for men.

So, TRP isn't just an objective and empirical examination of sexual strategy in human beings. We could study sexual strategy objectively, and in fact, many scientists have done so. However, if you are studying sexual strategy using the scientific method, your conclusions are descriptive, not prescriptive. TRP, is prescriptive-- it even has so-called "laws" that define the way people should act, not necessarily the way they do act.

TRP is an ideology built around a specific purpose. It would be like referring to the Scientific Method as

Discussion of natural observation in a culture increasingly dominated by religion and magic.

This is why a lot of people don't trust certain politically motivated scientific "truths" like evolution, global warming, vaccination, etc. Some people see these so-called "truths" as political tools to effect cultural change. Some people don't trust the apparent scientific consensus on global warming because they believe it to be politically and economically motivated; it's a way for Progressive Liberals to replace one set of cultural values for another. We know that there have been examples of scientists fabricating data, or purposefully misreporting data in order to support the conclusion of anthropomorphic global climate change. Why would they do this? It's because global warming has become an ideology, a belief system in the world-- it has moved beyond the simple praxeology of scientific method.

And, if you study the issue of global warming, you can see that different scientists have different opinions. There's a small minority of scientists who believe that human beings are not responsible to global warming. These scientists are looking at the exact same data, but reaching the exact opposite conclusion.

in conclusion-- to say that TRP is simply a praxeology, simply a descriptive and empirical observation of human behavior is not only wrong, but it's dishonest. TRP, according to its own sidebar, has a purpose. TRP has a clear purpose-- to help improve male sexual strategy in a world where there aren't many positive role models for men. Thus, TRP is a system of beliefs, not simply a method of empiricism, and so, it is an ideology. And, like any ideology, it can be right or wrong, or a combination of both.

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