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To: allmendream

Oh yeah. No denying the value of hard work and culture. Just no denying the value of genes either.


18 posted on 07/07/2008 6:59:43 AM PDT by liberallarry
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To: liberallarry
Yep, Jeans are important.

This is Mrs. ASA Vet

20 posted on 07/07/2008 7:02:54 AM PDT by ASA Vet
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To: liberallarry

Even if DNA can account for 5-10 points of IQ, which I’d have to see controlled studies to convince me,

such a deficit (or advantage) can be easily overcome by the values of the parents, both in a positive or negative way.


27 posted on 07/07/2008 7:09:03 AM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: liberallarry

Genes of course play a very significant role and any one who says otherwise doesn’t live in reality and has swallowed a load of PC nonsense. Over thirty individuals have run 100 meters under 10 seconds and all of them are of West African descent. Is that because everyone else doesn’t have the proper culture or hard work ethic?


37 posted on 07/07/2008 7:22:03 AM PDT by MBB1984
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To: liberallarry
And your contention is that “Asians and Jews got more of dem good genes” or something? What genes do you think are involved? Why would any gene that unambiguously conferred greater intelligence not reach 100% penetrance in human populations?
41 posted on 07/07/2008 7:26:46 AM PDT by allmendream
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