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bkirkbri on Oct 2, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Children aren't born smart. They're made smart by ...

> If you're raised by a pack of wolves in the woods, you'll probably be rock dumb by all measures, regardless of your DNA.

Depends on how you define "dumb". I bet you'd be insanely good at hunting and eating enough prey to survive the winter.

telephonetemp on Oct 2, 2013 | [–]

Going a step further, you have to wonder if the genetic correlates of IQ (or g) affect survival and health in feral children.

clarkm on Oct 2, 2013 | | [–]

I can't remember where I read it, but I know that hunting and tracking skills don't correlate very well with g. Though surprisingly, marksmanship does.

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