| dtewi said: I thought we were discussing sociological behaviors being coded into DNA, not survival mechanisms They are typically connected. I am not sure if DNA codes for instincts. Yes it does. But DNA can't code for sociological behaviors. It's simply implausible. One's behavior in society is determined by knowledge of the society. And your genetic predisposition. Then their decisions are done according to what's considered normal, lawful, and an enormous amount of other factors. Including instincts, hormones. However, the decisions are entirely based upon their knowledge of society. No. DNA does not code for knowledge, it can't teach you how society works. It can't teach you math. But it determines your potential to understand maths. That being said, homophobia is a sociological behavior, not an instinct. It's not just a sociological behaviour, it's also based on instincts. No behaviour is purely sociological. I already showed you the study that suggests homophobia in our modern society is inherited more than it's determined by environmental. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18347968 |
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