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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Grumman f6f: [QB] Originally posted by Obenga: [b]''Genetics is probably the reason Europeans dominate in power lifting and swimming.....there are probably all kinds of athletic events that will give some populations an advantage over others.''[/b] Black man added: [b]''I think it has more to due with height and strength. Work=(Force)x(Distance) All power lifters are short in height. They have to perform less work. We will probably never see a tall power lifter unless he/she is a freak of nature.[/b] Willing Thinker said in response: [b]''Yes.''[/b] I see my error was in seeing your single word reply as an endorsement of the entire paragraph. When Blackman said ''...more to do with height and strength'', this seemingly denies genetics particularly when Obenga's comment said more to do with genetics. [b]''I just agreed it had to do with height, implying it does not have to do with a black vs. white vs. "chinese" 'race' (which we know don't exist biologically because of the massive overlap in human-gene variation).''[/b] Yet it does have something to do with those groups you just mentioned. How can they be separated from the context of athletics. You will recall there are no Chinese power lifters in the olympics; you will also recall the context of the other groups when athletics was mentioned. It has nothing to do with ''massive overlap.'' This overlap you refer to is human gene variation. [b]''So yes, obviously, it has more to do with height.''[/b], which is already determined genetically. When you ask me about the ''hurt feelings'' this is a reference to those who deny genetics are involved in all aspects of humanity that I can see from the literature. So some who will deny athletic superiority in some groups will deny the genetic basis because they feel it is a short jump for the racists to say something to the effect ''we told you so'' in other areas of endeavor. So yes, it is painful to some when they hear genetics in any use. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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