[extropy-chat] millionaires in America

[Robert Lindauer]

This isn't new to darwinism, it's the same thing they used to call 
Manifest Destiny with, instead of a pseudo-religious excuse for 
exploiting the poor, they substitute the pseudo-scientific.

OBVIOUSLY God likes them better, they're rich!

Robbie Lindauer



Brent Neal wrote:

> (7/28/05 12:50) J. Andrew Rogers <andrew at ceruleansystems.com> wrote:
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>>What it also suggests is that there is a cultural and genetic selection
>>process at work -- evolution in action.  When these statistics are sorted
>>across ethnic groups and cultures, the results are far more striking.  While
>>there is probably a genetic component that offers an advantage (like the
>>abundance of bright compulsive workaholics in my family), I think culture is
>>responsible for the lion's share of why some people are financially
>>successful and others are not.
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>Social Darwinism?  Isn't that terribly early-1900s?
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