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Today I found this little gem on the usually hyper-politically-correct BBC webpage, and I'm sharing it with you because its implications are nothing less than enormous.
BBC - Genes have a role in empathy, study says - It helps us to make close connections with people, and influences how we behave in a range of situations, from the workplace to a party. Now scientists say empathy is not just something we develop through our upbringing and life experiences - it is also partly inherited. A study of 46,000 people found evidence for the first time that genes have a role in how empathetic we are. And it also found that women are generally more empathetic than men. (Read full article further down this page.)
It's very puzzling the BBC published it at all since it contradicts the long-held liberal dogma that all races are genetically the same, and that intellectual and emotional differences are the result of nurture, not nature. All statements to the contrary, according to liberals, are racist - never mind the science.
The study also indicates that this genetic difference proves women are more empathetic, another contradiction of liberal dogma that presumes men and women have exactly the same capabilities. These days even universities are discarding the science of the sexes and imposing radical feminist doctrine in their teachings, which asserts that gender is a choice, not a biological reality.
The study also indicates that this genetic difference proves women are more empathetic, another contradiction of liberal dogma that presumes men and women have exactly the same capabilities. These days even universities are discarding the science of the sexes and imposing radical feminist doctrine in their teachings, which asserts that gender is a choice, not a biological reality.
NO EMPATHY HERE - Time and time again I have posted shocking reports of how people in Asian countries such as China, Singapore, Vietnam, Korea, and others, skin and cook dogs, cats and other small animals ALIVE because they believe the stress hormones caused by torture make the meat taste better.
Torched alive in China and in other Asian countries - A culinary tradition you can witness in public food markets-
In this part of the world the perpetrator would be charged with a crime. He could also be found to be suffering from a serious mental illness. In Asia doing this is not only normal, but legal.
We wonder what kind of human being can routinely perpetrate such pain on a sentient creature and NOT feel any sort of empathy. However, after thousands of years of practicing torture on animals as part of their culinary traditions, this lack of empathy is now part of their genetic makeup. When confronted with their cruelty, they are puzzled and can't understand our concerns. A new Asian movement against dog meat may be driven by national embarrassment rather than by genuine compassion for these animals.
Aside from traditional genetics itself, the new field of epigenetics demonstrates how our genes are affected by our experiences, and how such genetic modification can be inherited by our descendants. This happens within one generation, and is reinforced over generations.
Author Nicholas Wade wrote A Troublesome Inheritance - a courageous book on the touchy subject of race and culture. He explains how, why, and where different populations acquired their genetic attributes. See links to related articles on this page.
The recent cultural shock of transplanting millions of people from the Middle East and Africa into Europe is much deeper and complex than the liberal promise of happy cultural enrichment.
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The differences between Europeans and the new migrants cannot be smoothed over in one or two generations - or in any number of them. Those differences are there to stay. They are genetic, and denial of this scientific fact is bound to cause much suffering for both populations living side by side but never integrating into a single European culture. The only solution ahead is the REPLACEMENT of the original indigenous European population through the much higher reproductive rate of the migrant populations.
The book A Troublesome Inheritance by Nicholas Wade raised much controversy when it presented the science behind inheritable characteristics among ethnic and racial groups in the world.
From the book:
Because populations stayed in place for thousands of years, substantially isolated from one another, evolution has proceeded independently on each continent, giving rise to the various races of humankind. The book explores the possibility that recent human evolution has included changes in social behaviour, and hence in the nature of human societies.
(The author) points to findings that middle class social traits - thrift, literacy, nonviolence - have been slowly but surely inculcated genetically within agrarian populations, a process that culminated in the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of modern societies. The notable achievements of Jewish communities (Ashkenazi Jews have the highest IQ in the world) are explored as another possible example of human evolution within the historical period.
Rejecting unequivocally the notion of racial superiority, A Troublesome Inheritance argues that the evolution of the human races holds information critical to the understanding of human societies and history, and that the public interest is best served by pursuing the scientific truth without fear.
Read more on how genetics influences Middle East population behavior
IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN ISLAM AND MENTAL ILLNESS?
- Early indoctrination advocating supremacy, violent conquest, gruesome punishments, as well as the forced suppression of normal sexuality and rational secular thinking produce inheritable detrimental effects on the genome, according to the science of EPIGENETICS
- Widespread child abuse, inbreeding and backwardness aggravate the situation even further
- Early indoctrination advocating supremacy, violent conquest, gruesome punishments, as well as the forced suppression of normal sexuality and rational secular thinking produce inheritable detrimental effects on the genome, according to the science of EPIGENETICS
- Widespread child abuse, inbreeding and backwardness aggravate the situation even further
Read more about scientific evidence for the newly found intelligence genes
Genetics has revolutionized anthropology and other sciences.
For more fascinating news and commentary debunking old beliefs about our origins:
WHAT IS EPIGENETICS?
- Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence.
- Epigenetic change is a regular and natural occurrence, but can also be influenced by factors including age, the environment, and lifestyle.
BBC - Genes have a role in empathy, study says
It helps us to make close connections with people, and influences how we behave in a range of situations, from the workplace to a party.
Now scientists say empathy is not just something we develop through our upbringing and life experiences - it is also partly inherited.
A study of 46,000 people found evidence for the first time that genes have a role in how empathetic we are.
And it also found that women are generally more empathetic than men.
'Important step'
Empathy has an important role in our relationships.
It helps us recognise other people's emotions and it guides us to respond appropriately, such as by knowing when someone is upset and wants to be comforted.
It is largely considered to be something we develop through childhood and our life experiences.
But in this new paper, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, scientists looked to see if how empathetic we are can be traced to our genes.
Scientists then looked for differences in their genes that could explain why some of us are more empathetic than others.
They found that at least 10% of the differences in how empathetic people are is down to genetics.
Varun Warrier, from the University of Cambridge who led the study, said: "This is an important step towards understanding the role that genetics plays in empathy.
"But since only a tenth of the variation in the degree of empathy between individuals is down to genetics, it is equally important to understand the non-genetic factors."
The research also found differences in empathy between the sexes.
Out of a maximum of 80 from the EQ questionnaire, women on average scored 50, as opposed to 41 for men.
But researchers said they were unable to find any genetic differences behind this.
The scientists also found genetic differences that are associated with lower empathy were also linked to a higher risk of autism.
However, they acknowledged there were limitations to the research.
The empathy quotient is a self-reported survey, which can skew results.
And although they found genetic differences between people who were more and less empathetic, they were not able to find specific "empathy genes" that were responsible for this.
They added that future research to find the genes that affect empathy would benefit from more people taking part in the study.
Gil McVean, professor of statistical genetics at the University of Oxford, told the BBC the study established that genes had a role in empathy, but this was "minor" compared to environmental factors.
"We know that basically anything you can measure in humans has a genetic component, and this establishes that empathy does have some heritable component."
Dr Edward Barker, a reader at the department of psychology at King's College London, said the paper had some "very interesting" findings and was a "first step" in exploring the link between our genes and empathy.
"But as the authors say, it's the first analysis of its kind and could benefit from a larger study," he added.
We look the other way when it comes to the millions of cats and dogs skinned and cooked alive in Asian countries. Recently we celebrated the Olympics in South Korea, again oblivious to their cruel traditions.
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