Evo-psych is an interesting field, but I remain resistant to hardline genetic determinism.
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If it's true then it's true. But I don't think it's true. I don't think things like the Monty Python Spam sketch are in our genes.
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I don't think that's what's meant by genetic determinism tho, is it?
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Fair point, but hard to be precise when it's Twitter. I think there's a range of deterministic views.
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Well, if anyone thinks genes determine genres of comedy, they're demonstrably wrong. Those sketches would always have existed then.
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I was using that as a somewhat tongue in cheek example to show that there are limits to what you can explain with genes.
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But I would still allow that the Spam sketch is *consistent* with human behaviour, and that much of that behavior is inherited.
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I couldn't write it. I don't have that kind of mind. I inherited my father's sense of humour but apply it to different things.
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