Nature Assumption (was Asbergers)

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From: Julia Thompson degges at chiba.3jane.net
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:13:09 -0500 (CDT)
To: brin-l at mccmedia.com
Subject: Re: Nature Assumption (was Asbergers)




On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, William T Goodall wrote:

>> The dynastic tendency in families is a counterexample to this. It's very 
>> noticeable how the children of doctors tend to be doctors or 
>> veterinarians. Also politics, acting, sports, music and writing. There 
>> are some second-generation cosmonauts and astronauts now. The odds 
>> against that would be astronomical if parents didn't influence their 
>> children :-)

>And the odds of 2 mathematicians raising someone who would become a 
>mathematician would be incalculable.


By anyone who's not a mathamatician  (thanks for letting me finish the line
Julia).

Dan M. 

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