@Redxl I'm not sure tobacco is that bad necessarily. I suspect it's the additives that bring it into the realm of cancer

But that might just be because it was less abundant in the past for our ancestors before it became an issue

what could be bad about routinely inhaling burning plant matter

gee

u get buyer protection!

Hmm cactus juice <:Thot:601779905474330624>

Probably that Jack

epigenetics allow inheritability of certain non DNA characteristics

@svarozhyc let me clarify, I'm saying that the carcinogenic effects may be sped up since we can indulge more

Right

And theres more stuff in it

typically, characteristics of individuals

epigenetics is just an excuse for geneticists to avoid the question of eugenics

Also we live longer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_genomics

@theangerypot imagine dismissing a valid scientific field because "muh fee fees"

i thought bill gates was genetically modifying africans to not make babies?

Talk about being a snowflake

yeah genes regulating expression of other genes etc you know shit aint simple right

melanin = iq fuck it

at the end of the day we evolved from lesser species, which has genetic basis, the majority of our consitution is genetically pre-determined

And?

>lesser

Dolphins have bigger brains than humans yknow

whilst there are wierd epigenetic feats such as the famine thing in lithuania I think, but for the most part its used for political purposes

no wonder we got out of africa, premonition of bill gates

Epigenetics have been expanded way to far in the past to deny heritability @Coolitic. Just look at lyskonism in the USSR who believed plants like wheat had a “class struggle” and that by planting them in one big cluster instead of lines they would change genetically to become more working class

Dolphins are a parasitic species scheming to take over the planet and should be killed on sight

So I’m not saying it’s not useful field

@snake because epigenetics dont apply to all traits

>Lysenkoism
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Yeah exactly

But he wasn’t wrong to say it has been used that way

and as per usual we circle from science of things to activism and politics and back with nothing discovered or changed 🤷🏿

I'm just pointing out that oversimplifying something that is very complex and poorly understood is just silly

@svarozhyc Story of this server <:pot_of_kek:544849795433496586>

Ya pretty much

Making assumptions either way is simple arrogance

Wish we could change the world like father Sargoy

That’s why you don’t assume one way or another

@Coolitic my lecturers have said there is no difference between peoples, said it's all epigenetics and nurture, completely ignoring evolution and genetic variation