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Except the psychometric traits that activists most want to be a product of nurture often have a genetic heritability of 80% or more.
by ghostcluster 9y ago
Except the psychometric traits that activists most want to be a product of nurture often have a genetic heritability of 80% or more.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoAnd how is this assertion evidence that epigenetics generally and this study in specific, which posit heritability of various things, is really a diabolical plot to put some activist's evil wolf in sciency sheep's clothing?
- ghostcluster 9y agoI'm generally a fan of Carl Zimmer. I liked his book on parasites quite a bit, but I also think it's important to bring up the context of how epigenetics have been repurposed for ideological battles when they're brought up in highly shared pop science articles.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoThere are better ways to do that than the framing you have used in this discussion. So, if you plan to keep bringing such things up, I hope you find a better way to do it. I don't disagree that understanding such contexts or pointing them out has value.