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> DNA can't contain human culture Furthermore: My conjecture is that DNA doesn't contain any "training data". There's no data path for information to get from
by dboreham 2y ago
> DNA can't contain human culture
Furthermore: My conjecture is that DNA doesn't contain any "training data". There's no data path for information to get from an organism's learnings about its surroundings in generation N, into the DNA for generation N+1. DNA is just plans for how to wire up the I/O devices. Everything we think we see that seems like "instinct" will turn out to be explained by a combination of the wiring to I/O devices, and early training.
- overtomanu 2y agoDNA does not contain the training data, but it can be transmitted to next generation in other ways, like alteration of gene expression. Reference: Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetic_inheritance#In_Humans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetic_i...