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by NathanWilliams 2024 days ago
> Consider - the children of musical prodigies are likely to be more musical then average

Is that true though? You made a big claim, without backing, to support your other claim.

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I didn’t support the claim, as it seems very apparent to me. Do you think it’s not the case?
I don’t think we should make claims based only on what seems apparent to us.

That isn’t a good path to finding the truth. It only exposes hidden biases and assumptions.