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Intelligence is not purely genetic.

• rajin444 4y ago
  Don't our genes dictate how we interact with the environment? I'm not sure how it could be anything but. That being said, yes, we can change our environment and see changes in measured intelligence. A person with a head is smarter than one without. To tie it back to your original point, you're saying the male/female differences in intelligence are purely environmental? As in, if two people with different genetic make ups were brought up in the same environment they'd have the same outcomes? If we're seeing equality it's likely the result of changing our environment to force this.
  • spzb 4y ago
    Not really. Not the degree you seem to think. Otherwise identical twins would have the same personality. You’ve edited your post while I wrote this response. Your final point is a straw man. I didn’t say anything like that. Good day to you
    • dragonwriter 4y ago
      Identical twins aren't exposed to identical environments; if the programmed response was particularly sensitive to small input variations, genes could completely determine interaction with the environment and identical twins could still be very different.
      • spzb 4y ago
        Which is my point. Environment shapes the individual.
        • rajin444 4y ago
          No. Genetics shape how the individual responds to the environment. Just because you can change the environment and get different results doesn't mean it's not due to genetics.
    • rajin444 4y ago
      > Not really. Not the degree you seem to think Can you explain to me how our genetics don't dictate our responses? Short of God or some other unknown unknown (which is certainly possible), I don't see how it could be anything else. Identical twins aren't in identical environments. It's not possible. Sorry for the edits, I was trying to shortcut the argument based on what I thought you were saying.