• vga@sopuli.xyz
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    Intelligence has a genetic component. Smart parents tend to have smart kids. It’s not the only factor certainly, and it’s not clear how big of a factor it is, but it undoubtedly plays some role in it.

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      I don’t doubt that there is a factor but you’re clearly overestimating how much of a factor it is.

      If two smart people have a kid and the kid grows up in poverty, they’re much less likely to grow to be “successful”.

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        What do you mean when you say that I’m “overestimating”? I’m asking this because I feel like you’re thinking that I’m claiming something I don’t think I’m claiming.

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          Well, you claimed that children of parents with higher IQ have more successful children.

          I pointed out that this is largely due to social factors, to which you replied a non sequitur about how intelligence has a genetic component.

          From that, a reasonable person would assume that you believe that genetics is a major component of IQ, and not just a small contributing factor.

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            Well, you claimed that children of parents with higher IQ have more successful children.

            That wasn’t my first claim. My first claim was that IQ predicts success.

            I pointed out that this is largely due to social factors, to which you replied a non sequitur about how intelligence has a genetic component.

            Then I went here because you brought up parents. So not a non-sequitur but a specific reply to your comment.

            From that, a reasonable person would assume that you believe that genetics is a major component of IQ, and not just a small contributing factor.

            When I specifically said it’s not clear how big of a factor it is. So no, I don’t think a reasonable person would assume that.