[Brent]

<strong>Written By:</strong> Brent
<strong>Date:</strong> 2007-04-17 08:54:28
<a href="/article/165428527-genetics-behaviourists-and-free-will">Article Link</a>

Skipping over the fact that these “findings” are based on the flawed body mass index which classifies anyone with some muscle mass as over weight or obese, eventually the article mentions that the actual causes of obesity are things like the lack of physical activity and poor diet. But, as is typically done, it is filled with the language of behavioural psychologists. The causes of obesity are not the poor choices made under the free will of the individual but are responses to the “role of environment” (stimuli). <BR><BR>Read full article <A href="http://www.knowledgedrivenrevolution.com/Articles/200704/20070416_Genetics_Free_Will.htm">here</A>. [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on April 18, 2007]

[Deacon]

Interesting article.

I wonder when our beloved governments will start running things a la "Minority Report"?

Somehow I doubt that a gene co-linking neo-conservatism and extreme cognitive impairment will ever be discovered.

So far, only anecdotal evidence of such a gene's existence has been found.


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