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I wouldn't normally want to comment on that since it's not relevant to the original thread but what exactly do you mean "no birth right to it"? Like, I can't be
by MarcusBrutus 13y ago
I wouldn't normally want to comment on that since it's not relevant to the original thread but what exactly do you mean "no birth right to it"? Like, I can't bequeath anything to my kids cause that would confer an "unfair" advantage on them? Or maybe we need a "fair" inheritance tax. Like 95% maybe? Somehow it is your political / worldview bias that's transparent in your post, not mine.
I said nothing about genetic overall superiority although it is plainly evident to anyone not blinded by PC that some peoples are genetically more likely to produce sublime music or advanced mathematical frameworks / complex works of art or advanced technology just like other peoples are genetically more likely to be stronger, better jumpers, runners, sturdier and so on. Environment certainly played a role but after many hundreds or even thousands of generations the genetic makeup of a people changes as well (as an aggregate statistical entity).
I've no doubt these genetic differences were non-existent when we were all together in the primordial soup but we've moved past that phase and these differences now exist. I am saying nothing about overall superiority and certainly nothing about rights of individuals.
If you make the extraordinary claim that the genetic makeup of a people played no role in the difference of achievements between cultures the onus is on you to prove a negative. Explain why we take it for granted that people of Samoan heritage are huge but it's somehow racist to argue that hey, that DNA thing may be affecting brain cells as well and not just bones / muscle tissue.
- dvanduzer 13y agoQuite simply, the variation within a population is far greater than the variation between populations. Individuals have genes that make them sublime musicians or athletes or mathematicians or painters. Cultures have different patterns which set the tone of that music and sports and math and art. Since you're hedging with "peoples are genetically different" instead of "people are genetically different" I wonder if you've had some kind of formal rhetorical training.