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> To generalize capabilities based on genetics is simply foolish as the pool is far more vast than what you'd find in England, for example. This seems like a
by catigula 1y ago
> To generalize capabilities based on genetics is simply foolish as the pool is far more vast than what you'd find in England, for example.
This seems like a very, very odd statement. The genetic pool of Ashkenazi Jews is fairly small and nobody believes they’re not particularly intelligent.
The genetic pool of a single family of very, very bright people is even smaller still.
Next, we can discuss what percentage of intelligence is heritable. You’re going to be surprised.
- cogman10 1y agoWhy? If you fundamentally believe intelligence is solely linked to genetics, then trying to say a group with vast genetic diversity is all inferior is racist. A widely diverse genetic population will have a wide and diverse intelligence. You couldn't reasonably tell what any given individual or group could achieve because there's so much diversity. > The genetic pool of Ashkenazi Jews is fairly small and nobody believes they’re not particularly intelligent. This is widely disputed [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence
- catigula 1y ago> If you fundamentally believe intelligence is solely linked to genetics Strawman argument. I never said that. >This is widely disputed. No, it isn’t. You can plot ashkenazi Jews on a pct chart and their cluster is much tighter than the SNP distance between Norwegians and Swedish people. That means they have less genetic diversity, which is what you’d expect from a cohesive ethnic group.
- cogman10 1y ago> No, it isn’t. Yes it is. See the linked wikipedia article to see a bunch of references to the dispute.