26th July 2003, 7:09 PM
Quote:I find it very hard to believe that language is genetic?Its somthing you pick up as a infant and brain sucks it in for a year untill your ready to actually use it.Thats why people who were locked away in a room their hole life and rarely spoken too can barely speak themselves. If Language was genetic why would we care about educating children in how to communicate?
Not the inherent ability to do it! It being genetic doesn't mean humans have the innate ability to speak complex sentences and thoughts. It means we have the POTENTIAL to if taught -- we CAN. Unlike species before which, with no matter how much instruction, can physically only learn so much.
Like Chimpanzees, which can with teaching get to the level of a human 3 year old... but never past it.
Quote:Because you said so yourself with language: The ability to be able to comprehend linguistics is genetic, but not the ability to understand a specific language.
But blond hair or brown is, so it depends on the trait.
Quote:Just like you are born with the ability to be sexual, and the only thing genetic about it is the physical attribute: Your gender. Just as you aren't born knowing to speak any particular language, you are not born sexually attracted to either gender.
I just don't get how you can admit linguistics is not genetic, but still stubbornly insist sexual preference is. The case for genetics is rather poor and very disproven.
Oh, I admit that the case for genetic homosexuality isn't 100% yet of course. It will be proven eventually. But the case for it not being concious choise is pretty close to that.
Quote:So maybe for all we know you are suposed to be atracted to both
Doubtful... :)