Indigenous knowledge is science
— Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D. (@doctora_nature) July 8, 2022
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
https://x.com/BlkCappedChicka/status/1545535553226960896
I think these things are different, but western science is not superior to amazing indigenous knowledge! They are two different perspectives that when merged together can yield fantastic results!
https://x.com/northhibernian/status/1545551037678997513
“Western science” aka “science” gave the world antibiotics. Science (which belongs to all of humanity and not just the west) is superior to “indigenous knowledge” in what it can achieve.
https://x.com/Noahpinion/status/1545808891715338246
Knowledge isn't really science at all; science is a method for doing things.
But if I'm going to call any knowledge "science", I want it to be tested empirically instead of handed down.
Yikes, Michelle Wu follows this chud
https://x.com/KarenGr57123084/status/1545494052556120064
It is not just Indigenous peoples who have healing traditions. The Germans write prescriptions for their herbs, covered under their national health insurance and "Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean." is a Biblical quote I mentioned to a lupus sufferer who used that herb
https://x.com/Reflect10709909/status/1545534343866728448
Ask yourself why you saw a post about Indigenous peoples and you felt the need to derail it by saying "not just indigenous peoples" & bringing up white people. The original tweet was a reminder to white supremacy & responding with a microaggression like this is not okay.
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Indigenous science is the equivalent of religious knowledge. It’s interesting to study and maybe humanities academics shouldn’t overlook it but anything beyond that is r-slurred and noble savage tier propaganda
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Indigenous science has been the source of many scientific breaththroughs, but not in the way these idiots mean.
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Do you mean like some native guy was chewing a leaf with pain killing effects and that helped some neurodivergent discover aspirin?
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Cool fact about herbal medicine: Nearly every ancient society had an herbal treatment for menopause hot flashes and it was just whatever plant grew nearby that had the most phytoestrogens. Since phytoestrogens are so common and are actually an effective treatment most ancient humans figured out some plants can fix their symptoms.
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Pretty much this. Every ancient society has a huge pharmacopoeia that consists of 95% bullshit and 5% actually useful stuff. If you subject it all to rigorous, scientific testing you can separate the useful stuff from the bullshit.
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Loads of compounds are found using folk remedies. Enormous databases of compounds from Chinese medicinal herbs and plants are used to identify potential drugs for diseases.
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They also figured out eating the right plants in the right order got u high
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