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ChristianKl comments on Towards a theory of nerds... who suffer. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 06 March 2015 09:03:59PM -1 points [-]

Today basically obesity is the default shape for all who do not have it in their to-do list things like exercise 3 times a week, pay attention to food and drink etc.

Are you aware that obesity highly correlates with genetics when you make such a statement?

Comment author: Lumifer 06 March 2015 09:08:32PM 1 point [-]

Are you aware that obesity highly correlates with genetics when you make such a statement?

Look how quickly genes change!

Comment author: ChristianKl 06 March 2015 09:19:24PM -1 points [-]

Doesn't change anything about the claim. Studies that measure the effect of genes measure how much of societal variation is due to genes.