Rick Froman writes in appreciation of Mike Palij's quotations from Oliver James's article in The Guardian "Why genes are leftwing":
>Good point. The media is widely known for their >right wing proclivities. Hey! We don't all live in the States! The most influential medium in the UK, the BBC, is hardly "right wing". And while the popular national press is predominantly right-wing, there is also a strong centrist and left-wing presence. >Just in case that might not be true, I think it might >be more productive to look for reasons that both >the right and the left might fear finding that human >behavior is largely determined by environment. Wouldn't it be more productive to spend the time checking out the evidence itself? Alternatively, may I suggest that, if are inclined to follow up your own suggestion, you might also look at the reasons why (predominantly) many on the Left might fear finding that genetic predispositions play a substantial role in human behaviour. (You could start with Oliver James. :-) ) Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org -------------------- From: Rick Froman <rfro...@jbu.edu> Subject: Re: Are Genes Left-Wing? Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:50:36 -0500 Good point. The media is widely known for their right wing proclivities. Just in case that might not be true, I think it might be more productive to look for reasons that both the right and the left might fear finding that human behavior is largely determined by environment. Rick --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5726 or send a blank email to leave-5726-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
