Elon Musk reposted
Steven Pinker
@sapinker
Is Biology Allowed to Explain Anything? Even a sex difference as obvious as throwing strength? Robert Deaner & Mike Lombardo: "The strong Blank Slate—the idea that human psychology is largely written by culture—has been declared dead many times. Yet it refuses to stay dead. ... Today, biology is usually acknowledged. Nature and nurture interact. Fine. But the Blank Slate survives through two recurring moves. First, reasonable observations—that traits are plastic, parents influence children, experience matters, and development mediates behavior—are treated as though they rule out an innate contribution. They do not. Second, evidence that could challenge a socialization-only explanation is ignored, minimized, or sidestepped."
03:38 AM · August 20, 2026 · 132.2K views
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