ABSTRACT
Culture is not something in our genes or brain or blood or any other aspect of our body. No one is born with a particular language or religion or gender role or political persuasion or occupational skill. Neither is any particular language or religion determined in any way by human biology. The evidence for this is simple: Any human baby, given the experience, can potentially speak any language, believe any religion, or master any skill (for example, throw a spear, play a guitar, program a computer). Culture is not “in” humans in the sense that skin color, eye color, blood type, or height is “in” humans.
