Slimebeast, you are bashing your head against the one guy in the thread who definitely knows what he is talking about. Simultaneously, you are ignoring certain posts (like mine) that refute generalizations you make in a big way.

Why? Why do you do this?

Stop man. You are a layman, so obviously you might not immediately notice the huge blunder lestatdark just made.

I advice you not to have any preconceptions no matter what impression you've got about me based on previous discussions. Study the arguments presented and use your brain.

Besides, I saw your posts about ancient cultures and I am gonna reply, but lestat's post got in between because it was more urgent, especially as he tried to make fun of me.

Slimebeast, you have ot understand I don't give a shit about you being a doctor and do not automatically think it makes you an expert on genetics. Anything but.

Getting a bit touchy are we?

You started it, by implying that I'm not competent enough to take on lestatdark at this topic. (ironically right after he made a fatal mistake and severly damaged his credibility)

I'm not getting touchy; I just need you to understand that you've done nothing to convince me that you aren't a layman when it comes to genetics.

All right, slimebeast, break it down for me. Explain to me a given instinctual mechanic that can be explained by sequences in DNA - let's take something easy, like a deer's fear of humans.

Tell me how it works. Don't avoid the big words.

I had a biology class last year and with my little knowledge in genetic, I'm pretty sure phobias are triggered from different life experiences. I don't think you have them at birth. But that's just my view on things because I, of course, never made any studies about it to prove my point.

I thought we were discussing sociological behaviors being coded into DNA, not survival mechanisms

I am not sure if DNA codes for instincts.

But DNA can't code for sociological behaviors. It's simply implausible. One's behavior in society is determined by knowledge of the society. Then their decisions are done according to what's considered normal, lawful, and an enormous amount of other factors. However, the decisions are entirely based upon their knowledge of society.

DNA does not code for knowledge, it can't teach you how society works. It can't teach you math.

That being said, homophobia is a sociological behavior, not an instinct. DNA does not code for homophobia!

Dammit dtewi

You jumped like five posts ahead of me

WHY DO YOU DO THIS

I'm sending a note home to your mother

I haven't? That's because you can't free yourself from prejudice. Since you think I have radical and anti-scientific opinions and beliefs you have labeled me and you underrate me. You don't have to deny it, I know it is so.

Of course "layman" needs a definition. Who is an expert and who is a layman? But my understanding of how genetics cooperate with the environment to determine behaviour is mostl likely better than anyone else in this forum. And I'm sure the proof is out there, in old posts.

As for your example with a deer's fear of humans, I don't want to reveal the answer yet, because I need to get you convinced that I understand this topic better than lestatdark. So hopefully he will reply in the thread soon.

Fussing over nothing is very fun, but contributes nothing.