I really have no idea what you mean by 'genetic origin' in these matters? I understand why Seleucus wants such a link as he is a racialist who wants to promote the idea of physical appearance being the deciding factor in a culture as he has a dream of a pan-white racialist movement but you?Belinda wrote:...
I also agree that correlation is not causation. And I am wondering if this particular correlation of words and genetic origin is valid. ...
The only correlation between the study of genetics and language is that linguists have been using it to track population movements with the transmission of languages.
Again, what do you mean by 'genetic inheritance' here? I don't think anyone would argue that ones 'race' or physical appearance plays a part in one's cultural identity but such as Seleucus want it to be the defining factor....
However here again we can correlate Anglo Saxon genetics with a cultural element. Goodness knows that in Britain there is a host of cultural elements that correlate with Anglo Saxon genetic heritage. Isn't it true that after a certain number of correlations have been confirmed we take those to signify fact? Seleucus's point seems to be not only my point that culture does coincide with genetic inheritance. But Seleucus goes out on a limb when he then claims that some cultures/ genetics are better than others. ..
You can have as many correlations as you like and yes I agree that such things attract the attention but unless you find a causative factor they are just that, correlations.