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[–] yafgi ago 

A pity that the study is rejected by people based on not liking the outcome of the study, instead of doing a peer review or trying to conduct a repeat study to see if the outcome is correct. Regardless how you feel about bullying, you should work with what is proven to be true, not reject something because 'it doesn't feel right'. It might turn out the study was flawed, but please prove that instead of rejecting it because you don't like the outcome. This is science, not religion.

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[–] mox ago 

I'm not rejecting the study or disagreeing with its outcome, and didn't say that anywhere in my OP. It's an interesting topic, and like all science, one study doesn't confirm or deny anything. This study is the beginning of an interesting conversation that I'm looking forward to following along with. Relax.

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[–] yafgi 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The remark about rejecting the study was not aimed at you, but at the article, and especially at Rob Frenette who you quoted.

It would have been nice if his reaction would have been: 'The results of this study surprise us, since we get a different impression based on the work we do. We would like to take a closer look at this study and see why what we experience seems so different to what this study reports' Instead, the reaction is:

Rob Frenette, co-founder of the group Bullying Canada, rejects the notion that bullying is an inherited, genetic trait aimed at gaining social status and sexual attractiveness. He worries that new research promoting that idea could have a negative impact.

If he is worried about the study, then he should look into it, try to disprove it. Just because you don't like something, does not mean it might not be true.

To put it bluntly, I don't like bullying either, but if research comes with inconvenient truths, I'd look into those instead of rejecting it purely based on not liking it.