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Fantastic anti-racism part I: Magic as a genetic trait

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  Note: This article is a transcription of a conversation I had with my friend Signe (@ Kaijumara) . That’s why it’s in English, why the tone is more informal (I say “shit” and “bullshit” a lot but, just to clarify, those are absolutely appropriate words I would even employ if I were going to give a talk at a conference), and that’s also why it doesn’t have the long list of references I usually attach. I wrote this by memory basing on the research I made for my previous articles about fantastic racism. You can take my words with a pinch of salt if you want, and I wholeheartedly recommend you to do the research on your own. I’ll eventually add the proper references (and a Spanish translation) when I have more time. Ok, let's go to the hard topic. There's a little something people usually misunderstand when they talk about evolution and that is they think the reason why some traits are "chosen" by natural selection is because they are inherently better (they make you