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6495520 No.6495520 [Reply] [Original]

Does /sci/ believe in prodigies? By such a question, I am referring to if genetically superior people exist that are fundamentally able to grasp/understand concepts at a much faster rate and at a much greater extent than others. Or rather, are these talented individuals merely the result of a unique upbringing or recipient of a distinct mental exposure that allows them to "unlock" the hidden innate potential that is found in all humans - that if applied to any other individual would yield the same results.

>> No.6495562

hey fuck u guys, how does shitposting checkmate threads get more replies than a genuine scientific topic.

>> No.6495574

>>6495562
most people on /sci/ are physicists or mathematicians, and some chemists.

I don't know anything about the subject of your post and hence I have nothing to contribute to it, so I didn't reply.

>> No.6495583

Yes they are called Ashkenazi Jews.

>> No.6495603

proof of reincarnation

>> No.6495605

I can't think of an experience that could allow you to unlock more of your brain power, and it makes sense to me that every once in a while someone abnormally intelligent, with a rare genetic gift will be born.
I'm no biologist, but I would bet it's more of a natural gift than anything

>> No.6495607

>>6495605
how come the trait doesn't propagate itself throughout the family line and appear in a repetitive pattern?

>> No.6496544

>>6495574
Most people on /sci are undergrads I would wager.