these predictions by well-known brain genious scott alexander give an amazing insight into how silicon valley technofascists think the world works. of note: you will be able to scan your baby's genome for "criminality".http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/02/15/five-more-years/ …
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Exact genes not known (except a few important ones like MAOA (see eg http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29760212 … ) but polygenic scoring technique under development and likely to be better in next five years, hence prediction.
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Is the problem that you don't believe these studies (or the BBC), or is it that you don't think polygenic scoring can improve that fast?
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the EEA's false so the 50% is shared environment (h2 = c2) - the premises underlying genetic interpretations of adoption data (viz. adoptees are reared in uncorrelated environments) are false, so the conclusion (“adoption studies confirm”) is false
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Do people argue that it would be for the best if society doesn't acknowledge that criminality is heritable?
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Literally all the time. Stereotype threat was invented for this very reason
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