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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't doubt that there is a factor but you're clearly overestimating how much of a factor it is.

If two smart people have a kid and the kid grows up in poverty, they're much less likely to grow to be "successful".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

What do you mean when you say that I'm "overestimating"? I'm asking this because I feel like you're thinking that I'm claiming something I don't think I'm claiming.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, you claimed that children of parents with higher IQ have more successful children.

I pointed out that this is largely due to social factors, to which you replied a non sequitur about how intelligence has a genetic component.

From that, a reasonable person would assume that you believe that genetics is a major component of IQ, and not just a small contributing factor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Well, you claimed that children of parents with higher IQ have more successful children.

That wasn't my first claim. My first claim was that IQ predicts success.

I pointed out that this is largely due to social factors, to which you replied a non sequitur about how intelligence has a genetic component.

Then I went here because you brought up parents. So not a non-sequitur but a specific reply to your comment.

From that, a reasonable person would assume that you believe that genetics is a major component of IQ, and not just a small contributing factor.

When I specifically said it's not clear how big of a factor it is. So no, I don't think a reasonable person would assume that.