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> As humans we like to think we’re immune to natural or inherited instincts, but that’s probably not true. I more often hear people claim the opposite: That th
by Aurornis 9mo ago
> As humans we like to think we’re immune to natural or inherited instincts, but that’s probably not true.
I more often hear people claim the opposite: That their genes or instincts are driving their behavior. For example, with over eating because eating all available food was a survival instinct in the past.
- morkalork 9mo agoHoarder tenancies and familial history of poverty is another. Epigenetics is wild
- Aurornis 9mo agoEpigenetic inheritance of traits like that in humans is very much on the theoretical side of the spectrum right now. However plain old genetic inheritance can and does influence behavioral traits. As does learned behaviors passed down from parent to child through child raising.