Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher

Re:Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher by cLeEOGPw on Saturday May 07, 2016 @07:57AM (#11649249)

You are right and you are probably left leaning politically and are pro immigration, also you are probably not physically strong. The reason for your avoidance of competition is both environmentally affected and genetic. Your parents, maybe even grandparents, were probably raised in an environment where they didn't have to struggle too much at life. This kind of life changes genetic expression in a way that adapts to this environment. It causes rabbit like behaviour - breed as much as possible, don't care to much about offspring, don't care to much about quality of mate, consume food without much competition for it and react only to the current and immediate threat to your life. If threat avoided, don't plan ahead to prevent it. Physically the affected gene expression reduces the size of amygdala which causes individual to be unable to perceive threats. Also it causes the brain to constantly seek novelty and reduces dopamine reward for things that normally would motivate you to seek competition and success. So your avoidance of competition is likely inherited.

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Re:Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher by jokoon on Saturday May 07, 2016 @10:24AM (#11649703)

Sounds like a newer version of eugenics with a bit of social darwinism in it.

Actually I come from a family of people who either hide during the war (jewish/polish origins), or suffered from it. Maybe you'd also label it as "didn't have to struggle too much at life".

Eitherway, I don't think society was built to reflect the state of nature and competition. If you think struggle is good, I think you have some skewed belief of "life" in general. I don't have such belief.

Also comparing people and rabbits is really ridiculous. Even behavior psychologist and sociologists don't go that far.

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Re:Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher by cLeEOGPw on Sunday May 08, 2016 @06:33AM (#11653471)

Your response is not surprising. "Struggle" is not definitive marker of said expression. Specific protein is, which can be detected if you wanted it. Those with the adaptation, either it is liberal, like you, or conservative, like me, always seek to sustain that environment. Because changing genetic expression is a slow process and not preferred by the body. And your behavior, including this comment, is a result of changed in brain areas more than result of information you have received.

So left vs right is a war between heritable different gene expression proteins on the most basic level. Different ideas and perceptions are only a byproduct of the effect these proteins cause.

And there's nothing inherently wrong with this expression. I'm just acknowledging that we are fundamentally different on the cell level and nothing can make us agree. Doesn't mean my expression is better than yours. These are just different evolutionary adaptations in animals that humans are part of. I have example of rabbits because they have furthered your type of "lifestyle" to more discernable level.

Also your eugenics argument is completely strawman, as is expected from you.

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Re:Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher by jokoon on Monday May 09, 2016 @03:49PM (#11662586)

You know me so well.

When will your book come out ?

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Re:Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher by corndoge on Saturday May 07, 2016 @09:33AM (#11649518)

I'm genuinely confused as to the satirical nature of this comment. If you're being serious, can you please substantiate your claims with a links to relevant research?

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Re:Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher by ben_che on Saturday May 07, 2016 @01:55PM (#11650582)

This is satirical, right?

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