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|    Re: Argument from authority [was: When i    |
|    30 Nov 08 02:31:40    |
      From: gerryq@indigo.ie              In article <9o7lQCISNUMJFwa4@baradel.demon.co.uk>,       usenet@baradel.demon.co.uk says...              > As a total non-expert, it seems to be that trying to separate out traits       > that are heritable from those that are cultural is just about       > impossible. Unless you postulate some sort of system where babies are       > allocated randomly after birth instead of staying with the natural       > parents. However though this might make a somewhat unlikely SF scenario,       > in practice it is impossible and unethical.              Hence twin studies, in which nature and society conspire to carry out       precisely such experiments, and scientists need only observe the       results.              - Gerry Quinn              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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