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Although I am not as studied as Thomas Jefferson it seems that he doesn't have knowledge of this particular physiological trait.
For everyone offended by Thomas Jefferson, he may have drafted the declaration of independence, but he clearly doesn't know the definition of eugenics. Nobody here is calling for selectively breading portions of the human population to create the next Ricky Carmichael. If they did, GuyB must have deleted it. Still not sure how that conclusion was jumped to.
Anyways, very cool and thought provoking thread, Titan1. What Shaun142 said really stood out to me: people who are fast are generally fast from an early age. I remember Robbie Reynard's sister once saying how others perceive Robbie as a natural talent and how effortless he made riding look. She was quick to point out that's how it appeared from the outside looking in, but spoke of the years of practice and dedication it took in order for him to make riding appear so effortless. She worded it much more gracefully than this butchered paraphrase, which left me thinking, "Wow, that was one of the raddest posts I've ever read!"
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Or fast father son combos? Can that be attributed to having a skilled and experienced rider to pass on knowledge everytime you ride or is a portion of that due to genes also?
The desire to be faster than everyone else is how they put aside fear and overcome pain. Practicing at the edge from an early age (aggression) teaches their brains to process faster. The more chances they take and get away with it, the more their confidence grows.
It's always the amount that is argued.
He does seem to know a lot of technical stuff about bikes, though. Am I right in assuming that some posts were deleted?
One of the choices was"talent or practice?".
He said, "both".
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Slipdog:
I completely agree, it's foolish to say that one person is better than another because of race. But in the aggregate, at the highest levels of competition where aberrancy is the norm, disproportionate representations are undeniably apparent. To deny this is just as ignorant as purporting to know the cause.
This thread is specifically dedicated to discussing genetic differences.
I felt that as long as we keept the discussion openminded and hate free we could enjoy rational discourse -- it took me about five minutes to realize this was impossible.
Even with the best intentions(which I don't doubt that you had), that will always be a difficult topic to discuss. I think that may have been what the former president was getting at, in his own way.
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