I agree that many behaviors are heritable, but I model that inheritance as emerging from the intersection of genetic and environmental factors. I hadn’t previously considered generalizing from genetic behavioral proclivities to what values people hold.
genetics plays a major role in determining what kinds of values we adopt.
Could you point me toward the data from which you’ve drawn this conclusion? I imagine that there are enough adoptee studies in the world to point at a link pretty conclusively if one exists, but I’d also like to skip straight to the most applicable ones if you could recommend them.
Political attitudes seem to be about 30-70% heritable. Interestingly, people’s genetics seem to have a stronger effect on their attitudes the more politically engaged they are.
I agree that many behaviors are heritable, but I model that inheritance as emerging from the intersection of genetic and environmental factors. I hadn’t previously considered generalizing from genetic behavioral proclivities to what values people hold.
Could you point me toward the data from which you’ve drawn this conclusion? I imagine that there are enough adoptee studies in the world to point at a link pretty conclusively if one exists, but I’d also like to skip straight to the most applicable ones if you could recommend them.
Political attitudes seem to be about 30-70% heritable. Interestingly, people’s genetics seem to have a stronger effect on their attitudes the more politically engaged they are.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/opinion/politics-genetics-research.html