Re:Shrooms: What You Need to Know
by crawfordcomeaux on Sunday December 26, 2021 @03:33PM
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And how did the twins do when one was raised in a culture of beliefs about fixed identity/personality vs a culture of normalized self-reinvention?
Well Western cultures predominantly assume tabula rasa, and these studies largely undermined that assumption, so I think that's a sufficient answer.
Re:Shrooms: What You Need to Know
by crawfordcomeaux on Sunday December 26, 2021 @08:40PM
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I think there's also an assumption that because there's a genetic component, it's a fixed thing.
Gene expression is controlled via the epigenome, which can be affected by trauma.
Why can't it also be impacted by healing?
Also, since you didn't answer the question I asked, it's not a sufficient answer. I'm not talking about tabula rasa. I'm talking about static vs dynamic personality.
No it's not. Twin studies show that personality is largely genetically determined, ie. twins that were separated at birth and raised separately largely have the same personalities, levels of happiness and life satisfaction, and even similar jobs and spouses. People tend to overestimate environmental influences.