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Re:E.O. Wilson has died by yucky on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:56AM (#29703508)
>I believe that ALL "traits" can be explained by social environment rather than by biology.

That probably "feels right" to say, but is it backed up with data? DNA is a real thing, not a social construct.

Re:E.O. Wilson has died by BitwiseFool on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:20PM (#29708183)
I have a sense this is not actually true, but we want it to be true because it aligns with our modern day morality and ethical code. If we accept the premise that all traits are a result of a social environment rather than a genetic basis, does this only apply to human beings? Other mammals which are not particularly social end up exhibiting traits they never seem to have learned. Both humans and animals exhibit some traits with near universal consistency. How would we explain such a dramatic difference between how species express traits?
Re:E.O. Wilson has died by drewcoo on Monday December 27, 2021 @11:31AM (#29703836)
Social constructs are real things.
Re:E.O. Wilson has died by animanoir on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:42PM (#29704668)
Social constructs are like farts. We need oxygen, air to breathe, but sometimes someone farts and we breath that too.