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Old 04-September-2008, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Neverfly View Post
Let's try a recap:
-Genetic factors determine our limits of potential.
-Environmental factors determine how far we reach within our potential.
-There is no supporting evidence that Gender or genetics defining gender is a contributing factor in our development or ability.
-There is supporting evidence that environmental factors can cause a differential in how separate genders perform academically.
-There is supporting evidence that hormonal changes can effect academics in either gender.
I think my position on this is the same as Disinfo Agent's-- I can agree with that recap in regard to math aptitude, but I wouldn't necessarily extend it to other areas that were not the focus of the thread and may involve a completely different set of evidential findings. (In other words, if I say I agree with point #3 in some categorical sense, I can guess who might then pipe in to point out that I'm somehow claiming women are no more able to breast-feed than men... you see the problem.)
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