Greetings Economists, On Oct 29, 2007, at 10:49 AM, David B. Shemano wrote:
While Raghu would rather we not try and answer these questions, answers may be coming and we should be prepared for those answers.
Doyle; You have a touching faith in genetics to bare the truth of inherited ability. That is just a bit of a way from saying the King is right because he was born that way. That genetic assertion long ago went by the wayside as a way of recognizing what society can do with human brains. When one talks about brain potential you neglect the cultural elements that open the question, not leave it closed as if genes offered the complete answer in 'potential'. A child that can't read points to the weakness of a 'reading' culture in the face of brain potential. A culture that makes women second class citizens appears to be realistic because so many agree it's true women are the 'weaker' sex. And so on. How do you suppose genetics will finally make it clear inheritance makes the King right or women inferior? However rather than see this as baiting opportunity to clarify how I think you are wrong, I'll just say, the case of making equality between people continues to develop ever more deeply as we better understand the brain. thanks, Doyle Saylor
