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I think you still get to choose character traits or other genetic factors even though the donor is anonymous? If someone swaps out your choice this affects the

I think you still get to choose character traits or other genetic factors even though the donor is anonymous? If someone swaps out your choice this affects the outcome that you hoped for.

JadeNB 5y ago
> I think you still get to choose character traits or other genetic factors even though the donor is anonymous? I suspect that there's no persuasive evidence that character traits are determined by genetic factors in ways that we can control or reliably predict.
- akavi 5y ago
  Given that mental illness is stochastically predictable via genetics, I'd be very surprised if that's true. A quick google found a twin study suggesting that they're significantly inheritable: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8776880/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8776880/
  - JadeNB 5y ago
    > Given that mental illness is stochastically predictable via genetics, I'd be very surprised if that's true. I guess mental illness can count as a personality trait, but I think there's considerable scope for personality traits well below the level of mental illness.
- cinntaile 5y ago
  Children usually resemble their parents more than you seem to think. There is probably plenty of research out there that tries to find out how much is due to nature or nurture.
  - JadeNB 5y ago
    > Children usually resemble their parents more than you seem to think. Neither of our anecdata will be useful for much here; I could just as well say that actually children usually resemble their parents less than you seem to think. > There is probably plenty of research out there that tries to find out how much is due to nature or nurture. Probably! But I don't know what it is, or what its conclusion is, so just saying that it probably exists doesn't advance either of our arguments.
    - cinntaile 5y ago
      > Probably! But I don't know what it is, or what its conclusion is, so just saying that it probably exists doesn't advance either of our arguments. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0263-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0263-6 30-60% according to a bunch of studies. This particular study puts it closer to 60% than to 30%, which is in line with my own expectations but it's not a settled research question yet.

I think you still get to choose character traits or other genetic factors even though the donor is anonymous? If someone swaps out your choice this affects the outcome that you hoped for.

JadeNB 5y ago

> I think you still get to choose character traits or other genetic factors even though the donor is anonymous? I suspect that there's no persuasive evidence that character traits are determined by genetic factors in ways that we can control or reliably predict.

akavi 5y ago
Given that mental illness is stochastically predictable via genetics, I'd be very surprised if that's true. A quick google found a twin study suggesting that they're significantly inheritable: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8776880/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8776880/
- JadeNB 5y ago
  > Given that mental illness is stochastically predictable via genetics, I'd be very surprised if that's true. I guess mental illness can count as a personality trait, but I think there's considerable scope for personality traits well below the level of mental illness.
cinntaile 5y ago
Children usually resemble their parents more than you seem to think. There is probably plenty of research out there that tries to find out how much is due to nature or nurture.
- JadeNB 5y ago
  > Children usually resemble their parents more than you seem to think. Neither of our anecdata will be useful for much here; I could just as well say that actually children usually resemble their parents less than you seem to think. > There is probably plenty of research out there that tries to find out how much is due to nature or nurture. Probably! But I don't know what it is, or what its conclusion is, so just saying that it probably exists doesn't advance either of our arguments.
  - cinntaile 5y ago
    > Probably! But I don't know what it is, or what its conclusion is, so just saying that it probably exists doesn't advance either of our arguments. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0263-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0263-6 30-60% according to a bunch of studies. This particular study puts it closer to 60% than to 30%, which is in line with my own expectations but it's not a settled research question yet.