Intelligence isn't genetic

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[–]Zahn 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Inherited traits including intelligence is a well established fact.

[–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

But do the genes that control the expression of race also control intelligence?

[–]Zahn 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sometimes, sometimes not, gene expression can vary. I'm not specifically talking about race. What about, what about.....

[–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm not specifically talking about race.

If that's the case, I don't think our opinions differ all that much. I am exlusively talking about genetics related to race though. Sorry if I haven't been clear on that.

[–]bobbobbybob 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are a large number of genes involved with various aspects of mind, the distribution of which changes by race, race being the result of tens/ hundreds of thousands of years of divergent evolution under dissimilar selection pressures.

It is theorised that emergent qualities, like culture and civilisation are also genetically based.