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From: jpk@ingres.com (Jon Krueger)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.med,sci.psychology,sci.skeptic
Subject: Re: Blood Type Personality Analysis...some thoughts
Message-ID: <1991Jan12.205300.6557@ingres.Ingres.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 91 20:53:00 GMT
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From article <2738.278b0174@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>, by kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com:
> In article <1991Jan4.175856.28274@dsl.pitt.edu>, geb@dsl.pitt.edu (Gordon E. Banks) writes:
>> In article <1991Jan2.230507.13285@infonode.ingr.com> drudetb@infonode.ingr.com (Ted B. Drude) writes:
>>>
>>>I've just finished reading the book "You Are Your Blood Type"
>>>written by Alexandar Besher (Pocket Books,  1988,  ISBN 0-671-63342-2).
>>>According to Besher's book,  there are general personality traits that can
>>>be observed in every individual,  based largely on genetic traits identifiable
>>>in your blood type.  Type O personalities are goal-oriented and extroverted, 
>>>type A's are detail-oriented and introverted. B's tend to be
>>>scatter-brained, but have excellent problem solving skills and artistic
>>>talent,  while AB's are consumated diplomats in most interpersonal
>>>relationships.  (This is an EXTREME overgeneralization of the
>>>differences in blood type groupings.) 
>>>
>>>Besher claims that blood type personality analysis is derived from the
>>>work of a Japanese Researcher named Toshitaka Nomi,  who co-authored the
>>>book with him.  Besher claims that Japanese firms have been using blood type
>>>analysis for many years in human resource management.  Specifically,  he
>>>claimes that Honda,  Yamaha,  Toyota and Fujitsu are currently using blood type
>>>analysis as a factor in their hiring  and placement decisions.
>> 
>> This is scary.  The blood cell antigens may correlate with some
>> things but this is really overdoing it.  I'm a type B and may
>> be scatterbrained, but I don't have one particle of artistic talent.
>> My AB sister is the worst diplomat you could imagine.  My type A
>> father was shy and introverted.  My mother (type B) was the
>> extroverted one.  I guess using my family, the book strikes out.
> 
> This rings of pseudoscience.  Claiming something requires proof.  The traits
> identified above look like general purpose personality profiles, or astrology
> readings (what your blood is up to today).  By the way, the book didn't
> completely strike out - someone bought it, so Besher's happy.
> 
> GXK
> standard disclaimer
>   
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Jon Krueger, jpk@ingres.com