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Not really, the alibi would be that partner choice matters from a nurture perspective since everyone knows your and your partner’s nurturing is the most important determinant in whether your child becomes an astronaut or [insert high status white collar profession], followed by Socioeconomic Factors (of which your partner also contributes). The Science has consistently suggested that heritability is the strongest driver of offspring outcomes in Western countries, but here it’s Bad Faith Science that must be wrong in some way.
The funnier epicycles come when trying to explain why women, including progressive women, opt for tall and smart sperm donors. To the extent explanations are even attempted, that is, as opposed to the subject being ignored or discourse being shutdown.
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