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I disagree, because the "poor and stupid" who reproduce a lot are not necessarily genetically poor and stupid. Education, socialization, lack of opportunity, an
by lukev 16y ago
I disagree, because the "poor and stupid" who reproduce a lot are not necessarily genetically poor and stupid. Education, socialization, lack of opportunity, and environmental effects such as drugs and alcohol play a far bigger role in what you see as "poor and stupid" than genetics do.
I see no reason why a healthy infant from 10 generations of white trash has any less genetic potential than an infant from 10 generations of people who attended Ivy leagues.
- forensic 16y agoIf all healthy infants from white trash were raised by ivy leaguers I wouldn't complain. It's not only about genetics, it's also about upbringing. Having said that though, it's pretty clear that IQ is related to parentage.