Roko comments on A Taxonomy of Bias: The Cognitive Miser - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 13 July 2010 01:16:22PM 1 point [-]

Wait, rationality is genetic? Since when?

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Comment author: RobinZ 13 July 2010 03:18:27PM 1 point [-]

I see - you're right that I don't have any data against heritability of rationality.

(And JoshuaZ will need to take the IQ into account when doing the twin studies.)

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 13 July 2010 01:33:01PM 1 point [-]

Wait, rationality is genetic? Since when?

Possibly not, but the desire to sterilize inconvenient people probably is.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 13 July 2010 01:18:21PM 1 point [-]

Wait, rationality is genetic? Since when?

This raises a question: has anyone done twin studies to determine whether any aspects of rationality do have a genetic element?