We have a lot in common and it’s not just our genes, as do all us Whites.

Happy St Patrick’s day to you, Tan and all at this essential blog.

Cheers,

Pat Hannagan

Genes are no destiny. But attachment (cf. John Bolwby) with genetic disposition explains a lot.

Last August I published a chapter in GoV about mental disorders based indirectly on Bowlby. You can even see a photo of my grand-grandmom in that article!

Cheers :)

Yes, it’s me! :-) (Are you Pat with whom I had the long discussion about “Irish-ness”?)

m4monologue said: “
Jewishness is not necessarily racial.”

Jewishness is not racial, but it’s definitely genetic and not just another religion. And there’s no escaping biology! ;-)

m4monologue said: “He says “having a very Jewish-style brain (e.g., enjoying logical argument),”, and I enjoy the same. But I have never associated that with Jewishness but my Irish/Scots side.”

I have to agree with you there. Jewish brilliance is in language, not logic. And, as you might guess I’d say, I don’t think logic is very indigenous Irish either. I would associate logic with the Scots, though (but not those crazy but wonderful “Celts” out on the Hebridies!).

m4monologue said: “In any case if Sailer was half Jewish what was his other half? And why didn’t those genes attract him as well?”

Dunno what the other half was. I remember him mentioning once something about having Dutch roots. ??

I do think, those, that those other genes have expressed themselves in Steve. He is more logical than the average Jew. Much, much more. I’d say that side of his personality is his non-Jewish genes expressing themselves.

m4monologue said: “Genes do not produce conclusions.

“Genes benefit and deter ability. They don’t force, they have no will.”

No, of course. Intelligence and personality are not 100% predictable by genes, but the heritability of most of these things in contemporary society is much more than 50%. Genes have a powerful influence on us. We’d be foolish not to acknowledge that.

Don’t be petty.