Re: nbc Jeff Jacoby on the looters nbc


Ukes wrote:
> Joe - That seems to be consistent with studies that have found other
> human personality traits to be largely, or even mostly, determined by
> genes. The question of whether criminal behavior has a genetic
> component to it is largely a taboo subject. There was a symposium
> planned at the University of Maryland about 10 years ago that was
> going to examine the role of genetics in criminality, but it was
> cancelled because of the controversy it generated.

That's interesting. We like to think of ourselves as a society that
relies on science to explain the world. Obviously, there should be no
areas that are taboo to research and study. We can't condemn the
teaching of intelligent design on one hand, and then refuse to
investigate other things that are within our grasp. I don't know much
about it. I was surprised though at the current opinions coming from
the Professors.

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