Posted: Jun 17, 2010 8:37 am
Lazar wrote:I don't think it suggests this Tyrannical. I think it suggests the way things typically are but not how they should be or could be. Even the most ardent supporters of innate personality as stable have now changed their tune to suggest major life events and/or intensive intervention can result in meaningful changes to personality. Indeed given that in most of these cases the environment estimates are still sizeable I would think the results support intensive intervention rather than genetic determinism
But intelligence seems almost exclusively nature based once adulthood is reached. It would seem that "special education" for the slow students is a waste of money and time.
You also have to wonder how much money we spend trying to correct social issues that may have a sizable cause rooted in genetics. Recognizing what you can and can not change could result in huge financial savings, but it could also impact certain professions greatly. Maybe to the point where they are willing to twist results to protect their livelihood?