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Height is a good example: nobody thinks you grow taller by playing basketball, but many think you get smarter by going to school.
by natded 5y ago
Height is a good example: nobody thinks you grow taller by playing basketball, but many think you get smarter by going to school.
- Apocryphon 5y agoHeight isn't a good example, because improved nutrition does lead to increased height in populations: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5811819/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5811819/ It can even be compared across rapidly developing nations with different rates of food consumption: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=89648 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=...
- marton78 5y agoBut you do get stronger by lifting weights. The fact that a comparison can be uttered doesn't automatically mean it's also applicable.
- thewarrior 5y agoBecause intelligence is a far more complex trait than height.