According to Nicholas Wade, our genetic predisposition for violence is fading because modern societies are less violent than ancient. #what
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@JenniferRaff i think the argument is it's due to violent individuals having been selected out of the pop in the last 1000 years or so.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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He specified exactly which known alleles were selected against and provides mathematical evidence of selection.
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@gregladen@JenniferRaff what he actually did was point out that he was speculating: http://andrewgelman.com/2014/05/09/nicholas-wade-paradox-racism/#comment-161592 … read the book!1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@hbdchick@JenniferRaff Yes, it was speculation. Uninformed and not well thought out, for a published book.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@gregladen@JenniferRaff very well informed speculation. nothing wrong with that. in fact, i think i'll called it: theory building.3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@hbdchick@gregladen So you like this story so much that even without any evidence (as you admit) you equate it to a theory? Remarkable.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@JenniferRaff@hbdchick@gregladen sci. theories require evidence too, so that word doesn't apply to Wade's warped fiction IMSO.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@rickwasmith @JenniferRaff @gregladen as i said...https://twitter.com/hbdchick/status/465170073406410752 … ...i mean theory with a small "t", not a scientific theory.
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