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Every aspect of human behavior undoubtedly has 1000s of contributory factors Agreed, of course. Genetic differences count for nothing Of course not. We cann
by aswanson 19y ago
Every aspect of human behavior undoubtedly has 1000s of contributory factors
Agreed, of course.
Genetic differences count for nothing
Of course not.
We cannot account for the contributory factors nor quantify them, and we cannot quantify for the interplay between the two since there is not a 1-to-1 correspondence due to feedback effects. Nor can we accurately quantify the genetic contribution in the first place.
when they are well-known to count for a tremendous amount
By what amount under what circumstances for a given individual and situation?
- mynameishere 19y agoNor can we accurately quantify the genetic contribution in the first place. It depends. Some things are discrete (eg, genetic diseases like huntington's). Most things are on a continuum--there's no IQ gene, for instance. I suspect that, in a rough way, almost every non-junk aspect of the human genome has some effect on intelligence, large or small. The best tests are perhaps still separated twin studies. Identical DNA + different environments makes for a convenient way to quantify the genetic influence of characteristics... Of course, once genetic engineering is in full bloom, all of this will be quite non-controversial.