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Re:A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy by inglor_cz on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @07:16AM (#27527192)
"Another thing to consider is, why did you address my example instead of addressing my main point? "

Because I felt like it, that is all. I am interested in similar topics.

I think people generally underestimate how non-straightforward natural selection is, especially when epigenetics is taken into account. Living beings carry around a lot of dormant genes that can spring to life under specific conditions.

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Re:A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy by deltaonetwo on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @01:06PM (#27530853)
>I think people generally underestimate how non-straightforward natural selection is, especially when epigenetics is taken into account. Living beings carry around a lot of dormant genes that can spring to life under specific conditions.

Yes but that does not mean you discount the straightforward answers either. A more complicated and creative answer does not make it more right then the simple answer. That is one aspect of the bias a lot of people have for the topic.

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