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February 2, 2008
by Mike S. Adams, Ph.D.
The Inter-Racial Dating Gene. The present research questions why people would choose to pursue inter-racial relationships when such relationships are often met with disapproval from one's peers and family. The research concludes that there is an inter-racial dating gene even though evidence for such a gene has not yet been identified empirically. Instead, the research draws logical conclusions based on the premise that people rarely make bad decisions. The relatively greater incidence of inter-racial dating in geographical areas that approve of inter-racial dating is not discussed. Nor is there any discussion of changes over time in patterns of inter-racial dating -- especially in those geographical areas that are becoming more accepting of such relationships. The Christian Missionary Gene. The present research questions why people would make decisions that would cause them to be persecuted for religious reasons. It also questions why people would make decisions tending to reduce their life expectancy. The present study, conducted in Sudan, concludes that there is a gene that causes people to pursue a Christian Missionary lifestyle. This conclusion is not based on scientific evidence. It is instead based on logic that begins with the assumption that people tend to choose lifestyles that extend their life expectancy. Therefore, a lifestyle that is risky is not chosen within the common understanding of the word "choice." The Overspending Gene. Overspending is a compulsion that brings many unwanted consequences. Among those consequences are debts, which, when incurred in college, cause a person to be less desirable to members of the opposite sex who are seeking marriage partners. This study shows that debt also varies positively with a woman's likelihood of seeking an abortion. Furthermore, the present study shows that, today, more and more people are getting into deeper debt. The Darwinian implications of these findings are ignored altogether. It is concluded that debt is a condition no one would choose freely. Hence, the present study argues for the existence of an overspending gene. Future research is encouraged in order to find some actual evidence for such a gene. The Tardy Gene. Attention seeking has been a common explanation for chronic lateness. Television star and psychologist Dr. Phil has advised -- to Brittany Spears and others he is unqualified to counsel -- that such strategies often backfire. A person will often make late appearances at social gatherings in order to draw attention without realizing that the attention she draws is significantly more negative than she had expected. Since it is assumed that people are not likely to make choices that bring about adverse consequences -- even when those adverse consequences were unforeseen -- the existence of a tardiness gene is assumed. Researchers are encouraged to begin the search for evidence of a tardiness gene before it is too late. The benefits of the mass printing and circulation of The Journal of Genetic Rationalization can hardly be overstated. People who had previously supposed that the bad things in their lives were a consequence of bad decisions will be relieved. There will be no more guilt and stress caused by the awareness and acknowledgement of their own imperfections. And, best of all, this journal will give readers this freedom while simultaneously freeing scholars from supporting their claims with evidence. In addition to the relief of past guilt, this new journal will provide future benefits. Readers will never have to make adjustments in their own personal conduct. The genetic rationalization is fixed and permanent. Once adopted, it might as well be coded in one's DNA.
©2008 by Mike S. Adams and reprinted with permission of the author.
Mike S. Adams was born in Columbus, Mississippi on October 30, 1964. While a student at Clear Lake High School in Houston, TX, his team won the state 5A soccer championship. He graduated from C.L.H.S. in 1983 with a 1.8 GPA. He was ranked 734 among a class of 740, largely as a result of flunking English all four years of high school. After obtaining an Associate's degree in psychology from San Jacinto College, he moved on to Mississippi State University where he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity. While living in the fraternity house, his GPA rose to 3.4, allowing him to finish his B.A., and then to pursue a Master's in Psychology. In 1990, he turned down a chance to pursue a PhD in psychology from the University of Georgia, opting instead to remain at Mississippi State to study Sociology/Criminology. This decision was made entirely on the basis of his reluctance to quit his night job as member of a musical duo. Playing music in bars and at fraternity parties and weddings financed his education. He also played for free beer. Upon getting his doctorate in 1993, Adams, then an atheist and a Democrat, was hired by UNC-Wilmington to teach in the criminal justice program. A few years later, Adams abandoned his atheism and also became a Republican. He also nearly abandoned teaching when he took a one-year leave of absence to study law at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998. After returning to teach at UNC-Wilmington, Adams won the Faculty Member of the Year award (issued by the Office of the Dean of Students) for the second time in 2000. After his involvement in a well publicized free speech controversy in the wake of the 911 terror attacks, Adams became a vocal critic of the diversity movement in academia. After making appearances on shows like Hannity and Colmes, the O'Reilly Factor, and Scarborough Country, Adams was asked to write a column for the Heritage Foundation's Townhall.com. Today he enjoys the privilege of expressing himself both as a teacher and a writer. In his spare time, he loves spending time with his wife, Krysten. He is also an avid hunter and reader of classic literature. E-mail: adams_mike@hotmail.com
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The
University of North Carolina - Wishful Thinking
(UNCW) has announced the establishment of a new
journal called The Journal of Genetic
Rationalization. Professors in the Department
of Genetic and Social Engineering will be
responsible for editing the quarterly journal.
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