That's interesting — thanks for sharing it!
I do believe that we can inherit tendencies (because of the way our brains and other systems happen to be wired), but not actual memories.
For example, I think it's likely that someone could inherit a attraction to extremism (political, religious, ideological, etc) but not necessarily a specific belief system; the direction of their extremism would depend on their environment (either following it or reacting against it).
David Megginson /
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2024-06-26 19:05:55
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