Probably? I don't know much about dogs. All of this is missing the actual point tho - even if we ignore the theory around what personality ~is~, why is our mad dictator choosing certain characteristics?
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Rémi Vachon Retweeted Richard Dawkins
No, you are dodging the question. Do you believe that selective breeding would work in human ? (independently of the rationale behind what trait we select) If no, why ?https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins/status/1228943686953664512?s=20 …
Rémi Vachon added,
Richard DawkinsVerified account @RichardDawkinsIt’s one thing to deplore eugenics on ideological, political, moral grounds. It’s quite another to conclude that it wouldn’t work in practice. Of course it would. It works for cows, horses, pigs, dogs & roses. Why on earth wouldn’t it work for humans? Facts ignore ideology.Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @BanjoBouchon @whsource
Actually, you are the one dodging the question. There are obviously traits that could be bred - the point is without any selection what is "selective" breeding? Can you breed selectively without ever considering the selection?
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The point is that the moment there is a genetic basis for a trait, there is no reason to believe selecting for it wouldn’t work. You are the one trying to dodge, trying to state there is a value judgment when there is none.
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Replying to @BanjoBouchon @whsource
Ok, describe to me a process whereby you pick a trait to selectively breed in which there is no value judgement
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It’s not about the process of selecting the trait, it’s about everything you do after you have selected the trait. I don’t need to have a place to go to prove to you that I can drive.
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Replying to @BanjoBouchon @whsource
Actually, if there is no way of defining a starting point, then you literally can't drive, unless you redefine "driving" into meaninglessness
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Ok, so until someone has solved the meaning of life, no one can « know how to drive » ?
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Replying to @BanjoBouchon @whsource
That's just an argument of absurdity. You literally cannot prove that you can drive to me if the possibility of a starting point does not exist - that is a logical fact
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Starting point = where my car is. I mean (obviously) that I can show you I can drive, the destination I pick is irrelevant.
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I think you missed the point there entirely, but the analogy is a bit useless anyway
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