That's right. We are looking at a situation where normal skepticism and
querry are pretty much thown out the window making the stand closer to
theology
than science. That is, on the part of those who have a religious belief that
genetics explains every shade and turning of the human condition.
I was in highschool in the late 60's and was in a graduating class of 285.
Out of those 285 teenagers, maybe twenty or so were somewhat overweight and
two
might have been considered obese ... by the standards of that day. One was
type 1 diabetic. I was driving by that same highschool recently and the
number
of severely overweight children was staggering! Thinness was in short
supply. I read that the incidence of type 2 diabetes in teenagers is getting
pandemic. ...Genetics caused this?
same with the rise in heart disease, cancer, and such .... and the ages at
which they are occuring. It was unheared of half a century ago and is common
now
of days.
Geneticists are trying to say that our choice to overeat, smoke, be under
stress, cheat on spouses, steal, and murder are all genetically controlled.
Not
our fault.
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