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>He was vindicated by modern science. He denied that genetic heritability existed and that all characteristics were propagated epigenetically. That's hardly be
by simonh 5y ago
>He was vindicated by modern science.
He denied that genetic heritability existed and that all characteristics were propagated epigenetically. That's hardly been vindicated. In practice his theories and practical policies were utterly disastrous.
It is true that since then we have found some mechanisms by which some traits can propagate epigenetically, but characterising that as vindicating Lysenkoism is absurd.
- thesz 5y agoI believe he denied existence of genes, not heretability of traits.
- mannykannot 5y agoHis theories were mostly pseudoscientific nonsense - but that alone is not particularly harmful. What was evil about him is that he literally destroyed other people’s lives, his most prominent victim being Vavilov.
- otabdeveloper4 5y agoDNA wasn't yet discovered when he was alive, and "genes" were an abstract philosophical concept.
- simonh 5y agoThat’s why I said genetic heritability.