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British Leftist newspaper @guardian argues that if traits are heritable, then life is meaningless.
Their science-denialism just took a turn from politically panicked to ethically bankrupt.https://twitter.com/StuartJRitchie/status/1062305745042137088 …
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Destroying is different from re-engineering.
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It doesn't say this. It just says that environments etc matter as well...which is true.
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Thousands of papers show that shared family environment has very little effect on the vast majority of human psychological traits.
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With all due respect (I’m borrowing
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I've engaged with this kind of argument for 30 years, and the science-denialist rhetoric hasn't changed _at all_, while the science has progressed dramatically.
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@guardian Confusing heritability with determinism, confusing choices with free will, confusing is and ought, confusing reportage and propaganda, etc.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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1. This is a quote. 2. The argument from the quoted individual seems to be that life is meaningless if people, experiences, and environments don’t matter. Where is the argument you describe?
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Some people confuse heritability with determinism.
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Don't some people try to prove the existence of God this way? :D
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