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>our DNA has been shaped by nature, not stories. Interesting point, I believe the opposite. Or, let's say, that stories have much more impact that DNA on our be

>our DNA has been shaped by nature, not stories. Interesting point, I believe the opposite. Or, let's say, that stories have much more impact that DNA on our behaviour/thinking models. Religion, money, appartenance to a tribe outside of immediate family, all of that are stories that we adhere to. Hell, look at kamikazes : a group of people willingly destroying themselves (and therefore, their DNA) for the perceived well-being of a larger imaginary group, "their countrymen". No, I believe animals can and do predict their environment, but we differ because we can adhere to a layer of information that is on top of what we can observe : call it collective subconscious or myths, but this is information that helps us do more.

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> Or, let's say, that stories have much more impact that DNA on our behaviour/thinking models FWIW I think we agree - we don't have a genetic bias to perceive everything according to a cultural story template, but, having been exposed to enough of the genre we'll naturally be predicting/perceiving that in contexts where that is expected. Note that there are many differing storytelling structures, so this really has to be learnt/cultural. https://blooloop.com/theme-park/opinion/western-and-eastern-storytelling/ https://blooloop.com/theme-park/opinion/western-and-eastern-...