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Re:Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? by bawolff on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @04:44AM (#28442480)
If the original claim was merely that a certain percentage of the population are not going to learn algebra - it would be uncontroversial and i would agree with it. After all, we all know that some people fail classes.

If the claim was merely that math comes easier to some than others - again it would be an uncontroversial claim and i would agree with it.

However, my reading of the original comment was that a good portion of the population literally are physically incapable under any circumstance, including the silly hypothetical circumstances i laid out, to learn algebra. I think that is false. It sounds like you do too. So i guess we're in agreement.

Re:Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? by virgilp on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @06:19AM (#28443019)
> So i guess we're in agreement.

Not exactly. I read the original claim that they are "incapable to learn algebra even in very good/way above average (but still realistic) circumstances".

Re:Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? by syops on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:09AM (#28443695)
This is what i meant.