Your dragging out absurdly un-nerd-like labels to describe nerds shows you up to be a probable faker as well.

The labels are un-nerdlike because the folks in this camp are acting like racist, sexist little shits. Which, presumably, is un-nerdlike.

I understand why people are tired of SJW behavior. Most of the people who are tired of that behavior don't actually use the term "SJW". They haven't even heard of it. The majority of the camp that does use that term actually over-uses it to apply to anyone who points out sexism or racism in any capacity, even when the situation is undeniably egregious.

Side point: the fact that you have such a close sense of group identity with "geekdom" is beyond sad. I don't, and I probably have as much geek "cred" as anyone.

What percentage do they make up of the population that is (in theory) qualified for admission to Harvard? That's the relevant stat, right?

Did the men who tested well and got those jobs reproduce at a higher rate? If not then it shouldn't be relevant except from a cultural standpoint.

For fun, in the PISA 2012 results, the U.S. scored higher than the following wealthy, western countries:

...in math: Sweden.
...in reading: Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Italy, Sweden.
...in science: Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Italy, Sweden.

Also important to remember that just as there are big differences from country to country there are big differences between U.S. states. If you compared only the scores of U.S. students in Massachussetts to the rest of the world then the U.S. would fare pretty well. When you include Mississippi, not so much. For historical reasons there are also large differences between the performance of majority and minority groups in the U.S. I realize other countries also have disadvantaged minority populations, but I suspect the U.S. would do better in a global comparison pitting majority vs. majority.

Unless they have a "smoking gun" the case is unlikely to succeed.

Saul, who became Paul, also was spooked into religion by a meteorite

How do you figure?

Ergo religion is the result of irrationality and not "ignorance of science" like the original poster suggested.

You sound like a truly delightful human being. To be clear, the acronyms I proposed weren't intended to apply broadly to all "gamers" or "nerds". Rather, to the subset who find themselves frequently invoking the acronym "SJW".

Pejorative: expressing contempt or disapproval.

The acronym "SJW" is a pejorative for a certain kind of person. A phrase can be pejorative without being obviously so when removed from the larger context of its usage.

To an extent, I guess. There may be some people for whom being an avid sports fan is enough to distract them from existential angst. But I'd argue most people don't fall into that category and end up needing a more complete solution. Sports fan-dom doesn't "answer" the big questions; it just distracts from the big questions. Just like any number of other things people spend a lot of time and mental effort on. Climbing the corporate ladder. Scientific achievement. Getting rich. Perfecting one's art or music. Dominating in video games. Fantasy baseball. Etc.

"SJW" is exclusively pejorative for the folks who use it. Also, you assume too much about me. I can grant that there are some folks who are too thinn-skinned and who perceive slights where there aren't any. That is, people who might actually deserve the "SJW" label in a pejorative sense. But the camp that frequently uses the term "SJW" applies too broadly. Anyone who argues that sexism, racism, etc. actually exist and may disadvantage certain groups is a raving "SJW" zealot.

I feel like the internet needs a new three-letter acronym to describe the camp that frequently invokes the term "SJW". It should be equally simplistic and derisive. Any takers? I'll start the ball rolling: "KDA". Knuckle-Dragging Ape. Or maybe "HIS": "Head In Sand". Or possibly "PWD": "Penis-Worshipping Douchebag".

Your solution is for women to use pen-names when doing academic research? Really? If publishing under a (male) pseudonym is actually helpful, doesn't that prove the point that there is gender discrimination?

This story probably sparked the recent interest.

Unfortunately it (sports) does little to soften the scary fact that some day each of us will die. Or that a loved one will die. Or when the circumstances of our life are especially shitty. It's really not an effective substitute for religion in any of those scenarios.