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i know this is supposed to be a bit of a gotcha but there really are specific genes (not chromosomes) that are strongly correlated with violent crime: https://

i know this is supposed to be a bit of a gotcha but there really are specific genes (not chromosomes) that are strongly correlated with violent crime: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29760212 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29760212

nobody9999 6y ago
>i know this is supposed to be a bit of a gotcha but there really are specific genes (not chromosomes) that are strongly correlated with violent crime: It's not supposed to be a gotcha at all. My point (as I stated in the first sentence of my comment) was that male mammals tend to be more aggressive. That implies violence, but also taking more risks as well. I'd also point out that the article[0] you linked doesn't cover the broad outline that Eagleman presents: "The authors of the study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, said at least 5-10% of all violent crime in Finland could be attributed to individuals with these genotypes." [emphasis added] The point I was making (and that of the quote I included)was male behavior vs. female behavior -- which is directly related to the discussion of how and why vastly more male mammoth skeletons have been preserved as compared with female mammoth skeletons. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29760212 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29760212
- nyolfen 6y ago
  that's great; the excerpt you posted, however, was phrased as a 'gotcha' -- as in, 'you thought i was talking about a gene, but in fact i was talking about a sex'
  - nobody9999 6y ago
    >that's great; the excerpt you posted, however, was phrased as a 'gotcha' -- as in, 'you thought i was talking about a gene, but in fact i was talking about a sex' If you have an issue with that, I suggest you take it up with David Eagleman[0]. I made it very clear (in the first sentence of my comment in fact, as I mentioned previously) what I was talking about. I thought that example to be apt, so I used it. [0] https://www.eagleman.com/ https://www.eagleman.com/

nobody9999 6y ago

>i know this is supposed to be a bit of a gotcha but there really are specific genes (not chromosomes) that are strongly correlated with violent crime: It's not supposed to be a gotcha at all. My point (as I stated in the first sentence of my comment) was that male mammals tend to be more aggressive. That implies violence, but also taking more risks as well. I'd also point out that the article[0] you linked doesn't cover the broad outline that Eagleman presents: "The authors of the study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, said at least 5-10% of all violent crime in Finland could be attributed to individuals with these genotypes." [emphasis added] The point I was making (and that of the quote I included)was male behavior vs. female behavior -- which is directly related to the discussion of how and why vastly more male mammoth skeletons have been preserved as compared with female mammoth skeletons. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29760212 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29760212

nyolfen 6y ago
that's great; the excerpt you posted, however, was phrased as a 'gotcha' -- as in, 'you thought i was talking about a gene, but in fact i was talking about a sex'
- nobody9999 6y ago
  >that's great; the excerpt you posted, however, was phrased as a 'gotcha' -- as in, 'you thought i was talking about a gene, but in fact i was talking about a sex' If you have an issue with that, I suggest you take it up with David Eagleman[0]. I made it very clear (in the first sentence of my comment in fact, as I mentioned previously) what I was talking about. I thought that example to be apt, so I used it. [0] https://www.eagleman.com/ https://www.eagleman.com/