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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (85492)1/2/2012 1:18:49 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 220276
 
How do you know it's not genetic?

Learned behavior is not passed on genetically.

The only thing that is passed is behavior that promotes the passing on of genetic material to the exclusion of rival DNA.

IF such behavorial and environmental influences could be passed on genetically, then all wealthy people would bear children having a genetic advantage of accumulating wealth.

Research Lysenkoism. Its fallacious logic dominated Soviet Genetics research for decades. It's the primary reason that Andrei Sakharov was put in political exile because he took a stand against it.

Hawk



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (85492)1/2/2012 7:34:19 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum  Respond to of 220276
 
Cannot a culture abets certain genes' survival ... no ? so both are factors.. but yes talent certainly has a strong genetic component.. you cannot develop what is not there..


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