Is there a "stupid gene"?

Probably it is a learned trait and genetic. It is the interaction of environment and genetics that determines how each individual turns out. Probably there are genes for stupidity, normalacy, and intelligence. I suspect the genes for stupidity and intelligence are recessive. Normalacy is probably dominate. High school biology can then help you work out all the possible results from these combinations of differing parents. It makes my head hurt to think about it.

I think it must be genetic. After some of the posts I have read tonight, there is no way someone learned to be that stupid. It's in the genes. Careful who you procreate with. Maybe there should be a mandatory I.Q. test before couples have children.

I think it's a combination of learning and genetics. I don't believe a "stupid gene" exists, but rather it is based on the interplay of many genes as well as the early learning environment. Old-school psychology experiments have shown that there are certain events/learning obstacle that a child must conquer by a certain time in their development, or else they will permanently lose that ability. Language is the first that comes to mind. If a child does not learn the fundamentals by a certain age, ther simply will not develop much beyond that. This is probably true in intelligence (as we perceive it) and the ability to learn and think critically can either be fostered or stifled.

Its a gene I am sure we inherited it from Adam.

no no no.i don't believe it at all.

It depends on a lot of factors... some genes like RNA does influence our appearances and maybe our intelligent in certain ways. Like in my family... all the kids are good in science, art and sport. But i guess enviroment also play a huge part too.

LOL. I've often wondered about it. My daughter has a best friend that is well, for lack of a better word, stupid. She practically lived at our house all through her high school years. The more I got to know this girl's mom, the more convinced I became that it had to be genetic. I mean the girl was so stupid and the mom was too. When a person is that stupid, they are too stupid to learn, so how could it be a learned trait?

i think there might be.

Ohh that would explain a lot. It would also be a fun one to prove: You tell someone they have the stupid gene, and they will go through life believing that they're stupid, therefore doing stupid things, because they're "supposed" to. Self fulfilling prophecy. Just like if you tell a kid they're stupid, he might not try in school, get bad grades, and so prove he's stupid. Kind of. But really the idea of being born stupid is an interesting one. 0:

may be coz stupidity can be inherited but i am no doc

Hi, I think I could be stupid, but I'm not a moron. I know what you mean though. Moronicity could be genetic.

i think that it is learned, because i think that its in the way you are raised. i fyou are raised to read books and learn some thing new every day then you shouldn't be as stupid as the person that just watched tv all day.

im pretty sure there is some gene tied to stupidity.

there is no stupid gene...there is only lazy gene lol...if ur lazy u don wanna learn and ur gonna be stupid...but if ur active and rowdy all the time u gonna be smarter : P

I can't be sure but I have intelligent friends who's children have grown up stupid. By the same token I know a lot of people who are intelligent although their parents seem stupid. Don't think genes has anything to do with it.

Yes of course there is, it has to be genetic right!? Some folks just can't learn new things. If not becasue of their genes then what?

Yes there is, but I don't have one, I have the forgetful gene, how about you!

I don't think so... People are just special in their own ways.

no i dont believe it ! and i never heard abt it and i can say its not a fact ! simp,y its not true

Lee rugid wear jeans are stupid. they creep up on my.