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Interesting article Reg.

I am biased by my upbringing in my assumption that intelligence is largely hereditary. On the other hand environment plays a role and is inextricably linked with the conditions that selected for intelligence. You see my dad is Ashkenazi Jewish. He and he and his two brothers and greater family are like a different species in terms of intelligence compared to my mother and her European Christian family. Just as one would be struck by siblings who are all in the NBA for their athletic distinction so it is with my dad’s family. I won’t bore you with anecdotes but it is pretty clear to me that genetics is a major factor in intelligence-whatever the fuck that is!