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Comment author: see 02 September 2012 01:22:11AM 0 points [-]

1) Sure. I'm not claiming the Flynn effect is genetic; I'm disputing the common claim that it can't be genetic.

2) Whether the Flynn effect has stopped or not is an area of ongoing dispute; some studies suggest it merely paused for a while. And if it has ended . . . that might merely mark that America's reached the new equilibrium point under urban infidelity conditions.

Comment author: Epiphany 02 September 2012 05:52:11AM *  0 points [-]

"I'm disputing the common claim that it can't be genetic."

Oh, sorry.

I have found out the hard way, myself, that it's really best to start with a single sentence that makes one's point clear in the very beginning. Maybe that would help your commenters respond appropriately.