You got that right. And the vasclip should keep things that way.
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So a few weak examples proves that parents can have no influence on the outcome of their children’s lives?
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Although these examples are “few” (sorry I didn’t have time to list into the hundreds), I’ll assume you deem them “weak” because they conflict with how you want the world to work.
This is not to suggest that “parents can have no influence on the outcome of their children’s lives.” That’s a straw man argument – you said it, not me.
[quote=harvey]
I’ll bet I could find a few examples of people that received incompetent medical care in Mexico. More than a few.[/quote]
I’m sure you could. And I’m equally sure it would have no bearing on the prior point I made.
Think about things in two different ways. First, think of all of the “dumbass guys” out there (to use flu’s words) and the women that are attracted to them. Are they all women that didn’t come from a background surrounded by high achievers, etc etc? Of course not. Second, look at these “high achieving” women and the guys they date and marry. Face it… a lot of them are “dumbass guys” (as described).
This notion that, “If I raise my daughter ‘correctly’ and she’s a high achiever then she won’t end up with a ‘dumbass guy'” defies real world observation. That doesn’t, however, mean that one shouldn’t strive to raise one’s daughter “correctly” (whatever that means). Just don’t get your hopes too high when it comes to their choosing mates.
