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The negation of “there is little science to support a genetic relationship between races and intelligence” is not “achievement and behavior is strongly genetic”
by hyperbovine 9y ago
The negation of “there is little science to support a genetic relationship between races and intelligence” is not “achievement and behavior is strongly genetic”. I suggest you learn about heritability. And yes, he has published extensively on the genetic risk factors of MS.
- tptacek 9y agoThat's rude, and also doesn't respond to my question, which is pretty simple.
- hyperbovine 9y agoActually, it does answer your question, because neurogenetics is defined as the study of "the role of genetics in the development and function of the nervous system" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurogenetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurogenetics), and that includes diseases like multiple sclerosis. The fact that you do not appear know this again suggests to me that you know little about this field in general. It is entirely possible that genetic differences can explain a small but statistically significant portion of the variation in intelligence from person to person, without necessarily being the strongest overall determinant of that trait. That is precisely David's point. I am sure you will now feel moved to write some pithy response, as that appears to occupy a large part of your time on this site, and probably complain that me pointing out that you do not know what you are talking about on this subject constitutes a personal attack. (It does not.) Consider this my final word on the matter.