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minus-squarehomoludens@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-26 days ago Alcoholism runs in families. A lot of things that run in families and larger genetic groups are, well, genetic. That’s an indication that genetic factors might be at play, not a proof that they are - let alone a proof that “alcoholism is genetic”. As per Wikipedia: it’s complex, but “Genetic factors account for 40–60% of the risk factors for alcoholism.”
minus-squareHjalmar@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 days agoYou inherit more things then your gens from your parents, namely they are the ones who raise you
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·6 days agoThat’s . . true. ?
minus-squareHjalmar@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 days agoYes, and means you have not by any means proven to me that alcoholism is genetic, only that it’s inherited from your parents
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·6 days agoWell, you’ve run rings around me logically.
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That’s an indication that genetic factors might be at play, not a proof that they are - let alone a proof that “alcoholism is genetic”.
As per Wikipedia: it’s complex, but “Genetic factors account for 40–60% of the risk factors for alcoholism.”
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You inherit more things then your gens from your parents, namely they are the ones who raise you
That’s . . true. ?
Yes, and means you have not by any means proven to me that alcoholism is genetic, only that it’s inherited from your parents
Well, you’ve run rings around me logically.