On the other hand, it seems necessary to say something about the apparent extremity of traits like "which language you speak" and "what color your eyes are". While it's possible in principle that you could genetically engineer a person to speak 15th century French, or modify someone's eye color after birth, the range of variation we expect in genes or post-birth environment amounts to a negligible effect on language or eye color in practice.
On the other hand, it seems necessary to say something about the apparent extremity of traits like "which language you speak" and "what color your eyes are". While it's possible in principle that you could genetically engineer a person to speak 15th century French, or modify someone's eye color after birth, the range of variation we expect in genes or post-birth environment amounts to a negligible effect on language or eye color in practice.
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I doubt any of the 5+/-2 people still reading this need to be encouraged to vote. One more day. Fingers crossed.
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I guess I have watched all three debates for whatever reason. I have as an axiom in the back of my head to generally distrust statements of the form…
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Uh-oh, elder gods invading the midwest, y'all.
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I doubt any of the 5+/-2 people still reading this need to be encouraged to vote. One more day. Fingers crossed.
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I guess I have watched all three debates for whatever reason. I have as an axiom in the back of my head to generally distrust statements of the form…
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Uh-oh, elder gods invading the midwest, y'all.
