"There's no real evidence that (1) is false" Since there is ample difference in results, you actually have to demonstrate that natural talent is evenly spread

"There's no real evidence that (1) is false" Since there is ample difference in results, you actually have to demonstrate that natural talent is evenly spread throughout the population, as opposed to waving the magic wand 'I want to believe it, so it must be true'. Let's step away from SV and look at academia - who gets CS PhD's? http://cra.org/uploads/documents/resources/taulbee/CS_Degree_and_Enrollment_Trends_2009-10.pdf http://cra.org/uploads/documents/resources/taulbee/CS_Degree... - page 5. 86% male, 80% White or Asian (and 8% foreigners - who are probably mostly Asian). So roughly 87% for both. There is also research (sadly paywalled) that considers whether PhD attainment can be explained by factors other than natural ability (it can't) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775797000149 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775797...