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I bet there are many that we take for granted. My first thought was social class; that's environmental and it's possible they all had this in common.

• truthaway12345 9y ago
  Well can you make any sort of case for a causal arrow to support your dismissal? Because there is a case for a causal arrow in your dismissal target, given the article we're commenting on. The bar has been raised for "we said, they said" so you'll have to try a bit harder than assertively blaming environment.
  • cmiles74 9y ago
    The poster wondered what environmental factors these family members may have shared, social class is definitely one such factor. Are you arguing that may not be the case? I think you would need more information about the poster's family to make that assertion.
    • truthaway54321 9y ago
      No, I'm saying that there is a demonstrated causal arrow from genes to intelligence. The evidence is less clear on the causality of social class and intelligence, however, so simply asserting it as a causative factor is not an effective rebuttal.