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I would be unsurprised by a robust correlation with left-handedness -- handedness is a fundamental dimension of individual physiologial variation that is deeply related to brain structure. See eg frontiersin.org/article… (note that left-handers are much more likely to be inconsistently handed)
I would be unsurprised by a robust correlation with left-handedness -- handedness is a fundamental dimension of individual physiologial variation that is deeply related to brain structure. See eg https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00009/full (note that left-handers are much more likely to be inconsistently handed)
I believe handedness. I do not believe the bit about detached earlobes. Attached are a recessive trait. Detached the dominant trait. It is hard for me to see how something that belongs to the majority to the population is going to be predictive of paedophilia. I mean, I get how it is possible---namely the attached are just less likely than average, but it still doesn't make much sense. I can't possibly see the mechanism of action there.
The correct way to phrase it would be that attached earlobes REDUCE the likelihood of paedophilia. But you can't say that a normal physiology trait predicts paedophilia. That is absurd.
[By the way, it is attached earlobes that are correlated with paedophilia though one should keep in mind that the overwhelming majority of people with attached earlobes are not paedophiles. Not detached. Source: https://www.yourtango.com/health-wellness/two-physical-traits-pedophiles-have-common ]