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These people seem confused as to what a law is
So why don't you clear it up for everyone? Stop leaving us in suspense.
These people seem confused as to what a law is
So why don't you clear it up for everyone? Stop leaving us in suspense.
A scientific law is an empirical (ie based on experimental evidence) statement of great generality of something which seems to always be true.
Welcome to the 8th grade.
http://www.grossmont.edu/johnoakes/s110online/Notes on Scientific Laws.doc.
Did you ever get out of the eighth grade?
When they say that every human trait is heritable, for example, how is that not an "empirical statement of great generality which seems to always be true."
Take your time answering that question, and go ahead and ask your teacher if you get stuck.
Because not every human trait is heritable.
Do you believe in free will? And if so what is the source of free will?
Yes, they are.
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The last paragraph certainly can't be boiled down to being equivalent to your last statement.
As to my last source, yes, it can be boiled down to "all human behavioral traits are heritable."
As to my last source, yes, it can be boiled down to "all human behavioral traits are heritable."
For one, heritability is only probabilistic, not absolute. Few traits are 100% heritable. As well, heritability, as estimated by these studies (even the new genomic ones) can only tell us that traits are correlated with genes.
Lol but not absolutely and likely with less certainty than the outcome of a poker hand.
Certainly not predictably heritable at this time.
That is not what correlation means. and to quote your source "Heritability is only probabilistic, not absolute."
And we go back to what a "law" is and we get: A scientific law is an empirical (ie based on experimental evidence) statement of great generality of something which seems to always be true.
If you notice, laws seem to always be true. Your source clearly states heritability is not absolute. Try reading your own source next time.
So what? Are you under the mistaken impression that laws are absolute? Do you think Newtonian laws of motion are absolute? Or would they be more, say, context-dependent?
Maybe you should ask Einstein about that. And then when you're done, talk to Heisenberg about the difficulties Einstein had with his ideas.
Sheesh.
Yes, like all human behavioral traits are heritable. For example, homophobia is more heritable than homosexuality.
Oh, "absolute" ! You're under the mistaken impression that laws are "absolute," like they're handed down from Moses or something.
And we will go back, again, to the same definition. Bolded for emphasis :A scientific law is an empirical (ie based on experimental evidence) statement of great generality of something which seems to always be true.
There are some questions as to how Newtons laws work in relation to quantum mechanics. Behavioral genetics is not even in the same league of certainty as that.
There is not a probability that newtons laws work every time, they do work every time. Test it, inertia is really easy to see.
Behavioral genetics is a probability game at best. It is very clearly not a law. This is not that hard to grasp.
And we will go back, again, to the same definition. Bolded for emphasis :A scientific law is an empirical (ie based on experimental evidence) statement of great generality of something which seems to always be true.
There are some questions as to how Newtons laws work in relation to quantum mechanics. Behavioral genetics is not even in the same league of certainty as that.
There is not a probability that newtons laws work every time, they do work every time. Test it, inertia is really easy to see. There is still room for study as to how inertia can work on quantum levels, but inertia is clearly still a real thing.
Behavioral genetics is a probability game at best. It is very clearly not a law. This is not that hard to grasp.
If genetics is the rock and experience is the water then which determines the landscape? A rock can be a rock yet still be eroded into something else via outside influence.
That doesn't mean I believe anyone is predisposed to enjoy Motley Crue. Just that who we are as organisms is the foundation for our behavior.
If the law's definition is met ("...empirical...great generality...seems to always be true..."), it's a law. Period.
The fact they're a probability game has nothing to do with the law, which doesn't mention probabilities.