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The science of limited government.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)

In "Undetermined" (June 2), Jim Manzi does a terrific job of explaining many breakthroughs in biological science. He's right to urge skepticism when researchers say they've found "the gene" for this or that, and he's right that we should hesitate to use such findings in formulating public policy. But the threat of science-based legislation is less severe than he makes it out to be.

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He calls out the Right specifically: "The fallacy of what might be called 'geneticism' is particularly tempting to conservatives, because it appears to provide scientific support for the idea of an innate human nature." However, Manzi suggests not one actual policy ...

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