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Be aware that actual biologists wince when epigenetics and related phenomena are described as "Lamarckian evolution" (much like physicists do when quantum effec
by Analemma_ 9y ago
Be aware that actual biologists wince when epigenetics and related phenomena are described as "Lamarckian evolution" (much like physicists do when quantum effects are claimed to be "proof" of non-materialism or New Age woo). They are superficially similar in their effects but the underlying mechanisms are very different and (as far as we know) epigenetic changes rarely persist beyond a few generations and probably can't impact populations very much.