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Jon's avatar

Who do you consider to be in the "genes are all that matter" crowd?

When environments are very similar, genes will account for almost all differences. When genes are very similar, environment will determine almost all differences. There is no fixed ratio.

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Sam Atis's avatar

The unsatisfying answer I have to this question is that it's mostly 'people I've met IRL who are rationalists or rationalist-adjacent', whereas I get the impression that most of the people who actually write about this stuff are less likely to take this view.

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