Excoriated for agnosticism? Not by me. But I implore you to investigate more sources that support a cultural explanation. It is the righteous faith, but people should arrive there only after they have investigated it for themselves.
Have you read Thomas Sowell’s Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell? Id recommend that as an introduction.
Yeah I have that book on my bookshelf and a couple of others by Sowell, but haven't read most of his most popular works since he's been such a prolific writer. Personally I found the Scrabble data point I linked to above to be more convincing evidence of the cultural thesis than some of the arguments offered by Sowell, but I'll admit that I haven't read enough of Sowell to be informed.
Have you actually read the book on your shelf, or just have it there?
And I read your comment about Nigerian Scrabble players. Definitely a fascinating data point; dunno if it outweighs the many data points, for example, in Black Rednecks, but certainly deserves a glorious place alongside them. I appreciate that you linked to it.
Excoriated for agnosticism? Not by me. But I implore you to investigate more sources that support a cultural explanation. It is the righteous faith, but people should arrive there only after they have investigated it for themselves.
Have you read Thomas Sowell’s Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell? Id recommend that as an introduction.
Yeah I have that book on my bookshelf and a couple of others by Sowell, but haven't read most of his most popular works since he's been such a prolific writer. Personally I found the Scrabble data point I linked to above to be more convincing evidence of the cultural thesis than some of the arguments offered by Sowell, but I'll admit that I haven't read enough of Sowell to be informed.
Have you actually read the book on your shelf, or just have it there?
And I read your comment about Nigerian Scrabble players. Definitely a fascinating data point; dunno if it outweighs the many data points, for example, in Black Rednecks, but certainly deserves a glorious place alongside them. I appreciate that you linked to it.